Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Rwanda

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Rwanda in 2021 — 5.16%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.56 pp.

2021 5.16% +1.39 pp vs 2020
World rank 108of 208
Period maximum 28.68%2010
Period minimum 0.53%2006

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Rwanda, 2000–20210102030200020032006200920122015201820212000: 0.6%2001: 0.99%2002: 0.89%2003: 0.56%2004: 1.16%2005: 0.85%2006: 0.53%2007: 1.12%2008: 0.59%2009: 0.85%2010: 28.68%2011: 22.32%2012: 23.83%2013: 27.7%2014: 24%2015: 12.51%2016: 3.98%2017: 8.22%2018: 7.48%2019: 4.22%2020: 3.78%2021: 5.16%
Change over the period: +4.56 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Rwanda 5.16%
World 12.42%
Eastern Africa computed 10.99%
Low-income countries computed 0.44%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 5.16 +1.39 pp
2020 3.78 −0.44 pp
2019 4.22 −3.26 pp
2018 7.48 −0.75 pp
2017 8.22 +4.24 pp
2016 3.98 −8.53 pp
2015 12.51 −11.49 pp
2014 24 −3.7 pp
2013 27.7 +3.86 pp
2012 23.83 +1.51 pp
2011 22.32 −6.36 pp
2010 28.68 +27.84 pp
2009 0.85 +0.26 pp
2008 0.59 −0.54 pp
2007 1.12 +0.59 pp
2006 0.53 −0.31 pp
2005 0.85 −0.31 pp
2004 1.16 +0.6 pp
2003 0.56 −0.33 pp
2002 0.89 −0.1 pp
2001 0.99 +0.38 pp
2000 0.6

About the indicator

The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.

Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.

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