Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Rwanda

Access to electricity in Rwanda in 2024 — 72%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 215. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 69.7 pp.

2024 72% +8.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 176of 215
Period maximum 72%2024
Period minimum 1%1997

Trend over time

1992–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Rwanda, 1992–20240204060801992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 2.3%1997: 1%1998: 2.2%1999: 3.3%2000: 6.2%2001: 4.7%2002: 6%2003: 7.4%2004: 8.7%2005: 4.8%2006: 11.4%2007: 12.8%2008: 6%2009: 15.6%2010: 9.7%2011: 10.8%2012: 17.5%2013: 15.2%2014: 19.8%2015: 22.8%2016: 29.4%2017: 34.1%2018: 38%2019: 46.6%2020: 45.2%2021: 48.7%2022: 50.6%2023: 63.9%2024: 72%
Change over the period: +69.7 pp Annual average: 2.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda

Rwanda 72%
World 91.9%
Eastern Africa computed 52.5%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 72 +8.1 pp
2023 63.9 +13.3 pp
2022 50.6 +1.9 pp
2021 48.7 +3.5 pp
2020 45.2 −1.4 pp
2019 46.6 +8.6 pp
2018 38 +3.9 pp
2017 34.1 +4.7 pp
2016 29.4 +6.6 pp
2015 22.8 +3 pp
2014 19.8 +4.6 pp
2013 15.2 −2.3 pp
2012 17.5 +6.7 pp
2011 10.8 +1.1 pp
2010 9.7 −5.9 pp
2009 15.6 +9.6 pp
2008 6 −6.8 pp
2007 12.8 +1.4 pp
2006 11.4 +6.6 pp
2005 4.8 −3.9 pp
2004 8.7 +1.3 pp
2003 7.4 +1.4 pp
2002 6 +1.3 pp
2001 4.7 −1.5 pp
2000 6.2 +2.9 pp
1999 3.3 +1.1 pp
1998 2.2 +1.1 pp
1997 1
1992 2.3

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.