Rwanda Electricity Access 1992-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Rwanda electricity access for 2022 was 50.60%, a 1.9% increase from 2021.
  • Rwanda electricity access for 2021 was 48.70%, a 3.5% increase from 2020.
  • Rwanda electricity access for 2020 was 45.20%, a 1.4% decline from 2019.
  • Rwanda electricity access for 2019 was 46.60%, a 8.6% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 100.00%
Nepal 91.30%
Comoros 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.00%
Afghanistan 85.30%
Yemen 76.00%
Senegal 67.90%
Gambia 65.40%
Togo 57.20%
Benin 56.50%
Eritrea 55.40%
Ethiopia 55.00%
North Korea 54.70%
Mali 53.00%
Rwanda 50.60%
Zimbabwe 50.10%
Haiti 49.30%
Somalia 48.90%
Guinea 47.70%
Uganda 47.10%
Tanzania 45.80%
Guinea-Bissau 37.40%
Madagascar 36.10%
Mozambique 33.20%
Liberia 31.80%
Sierra Leone 29.40%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.50%
Burkina Faso 19.50%
Niger 19.50%
Central African Republic 15.70%
Malawi 14.00%
Chad 11.70%
Burundi 10.30%
South Sudan 8.40%
Rwanda Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 50.60% 1.90%
2021 48.70% 3.50%
2020 45.20% -1.40%
2019 46.60% 8.60%
2018 38.00% 3.90%
2017 34.10% 4.70%
2016 29.40% 6.60%
2015 22.80% 3.00%
2014 19.80% 4.60%
2013 15.20% -2.30%
2012 17.50% 6.70%
2011 10.80% 1.10%
2010 9.70% -5.90%
2009 15.60% 9.60%
2008 6.00% -6.80%
2007 12.80% 1.40%
2006 11.40% 6.60%
2005 4.80% -3.90%
2004 8.70% 1.30%
2003 7.40% 1.40%
2002 6.00% 1.30%
2001 4.70% -1.50%
2000 6.20% 2.88%
1999 3.32% 1.14%
1998 2.17% 1.15%
1997 1.03% -1.27%
1992 2.30% -1.27%