Rwanda: Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Key figures

What the numbers say

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Rwanda had the 1st highest value of the 149 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Rwanda in the 2024 ranking

• Qatar — 111th of 149: 0%
• Romania — 112th of 149: 0%
• Russian Federation — 113th of 149: 0%
• Saudi Arabia — 115th of 149: 0%
• Senegal — 116th of 149: 0%
• Serbia — 117th of 149: 0%

What this measures

Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

Limitations: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 35 values

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0% (2024)
• Benin — 0% (2024)
• Botswana — 0% (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 0% (2024)
• Cameroon — 0% (2024)
• Chad — 0% (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 0% (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — 0% (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 0% (2024)
• Equatorial Guinea — 0% (2024)

More environment data for Rwanda

• Population in largest city — 1.33 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 29.53% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 1.33 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 9.13% (2025)
• Rural population — 10.07 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 69.09% (2025)
• Urban population — 4.5 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 30.91% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 8,392 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Rwanda's fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)?

0% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is unchanged since 1990. The highest value was 0% in 1990 and the lowest 0% in 1990.

How does Rwanda rank?

1st highest of 149 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.USE.COMM.FO.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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