Rwanda Electricity Access 1992-2023

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 2021 was 48.70%, a 3.51% increase from 2020.
  • Rwanda electricity access for 2020 was 45.19%, a 1.41% decline from 2019.
  • Rwanda electricity access for 2019 was 46.60%, a 8.64% increase from 2018.
  • Rwanda electricity access for 2018 was 37.96%, a 3.86% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 99.57%
Afghanistan 97.70%
Nepal 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 88.82%
Comoros 87.94%
Yemen 74.88%
Senegal 67.98%
Gambia 63.70%
Togo 55.74%
Ethiopia 54.19%
Mali 53.38%
North Korea 52.63%
Eritrea 52.51%
Somalia 49.32%
Zimbabwe 48.98%
Rwanda 48.70%
Haiti 47.18%
Guinea 46.81%
Uganda 45.22%
Tanzania 42.74%
Benin 41.97%
Guinea-Bissau 35.76%
Madagascar 35.12%
Mozambique 31.49%
Liberia 29.85%
Sierra Leone 27.49%
Democratic Republic of Congo 20.77%
Burkina Faso 18.95%
Niger 18.60%
Central African Republic 15.68%
Malawi 14.19%
Chad 11.27%
Burundi 10.23%
South Sudan 7.75%
Rwanda Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 48.70% 3.51%
2020 45.19% -1.41%
2019 46.60% 8.64%
2018 37.96% 3.86%
2017 34.10% 4.73%
2016 29.37% 6.57%
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% -5.91%
2009 15.61% 9.61%
2008 6.00% -6.80%
2007 12.80% 1.38%
2006 11.41% 6.61%
2005 4.80% -3.90%
2004 8.70% 1.33%
2003 7.37% 1.33%
2002 6.05% 1.33%
2001 4.72% -1.48%
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%