Rwanda's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) was 59.89% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.25 percentage points from 65.14% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 59.89% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 53.08% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 65.14% | 2011 |
| Highest | 72.45% | 2014 |
| Lowest | 47.28% | 2018 |
| Average since 2012 | 60.12% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 63.48% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Rwanda's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) fell 3.43 percentage points on 2020 (from 63.33% to 59.89%).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.95 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.26 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.94 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.73 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 33% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Rwanda had the 57th highest value of the 204 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 59.89% | 2021 |
| World | 27.84% | 2021 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.56% | 2021 |
| Low income | 59.06% | 2021 |
Closest to Rwanda in the 2021 ranking
What this measures
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 22 values
| Year | Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.89 |
| 2020 | 63.33 |
| 2019 | 51.13 |
| 2018 | 47.28 |
| 2017 | 50.54 |
| 2016 | 53.08 |
| 2015 | 66.02 |
| 2014 | 72.45 |
| 2013 | 67.54 |
| 2012 | 69.89 |
| 2011 |
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) in nearby economies
- Angola — 91.16% (2021)
- Benin — 0.26% (2021)
- Botswana — 0.25% (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 13.92% (2021)
- Burundi — 61.3% (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 18.27% (2021)
- Cameroon — 65.81% (2021)
- Central African Republic — 96.47% (2021)
- Chad — 5.72% (2021)
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Rwanda's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)?
- 59.89% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 3.59 percentage points from 63.48% in 2000. The highest value was 72.45% in 2014 and the lowest 47.28% in 2018.
- How does Rwanda rank?
- 57th highest of 204 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) unusual for Rwanda?
- In 2021, Rwanda's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) fell 3.43 percentage points on 2020 (from 63.33% to 59.89%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.95 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.RNEW.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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