Rwanda — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Rwanda, 1992–2024.
Electricity access for Rwanda was 72.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1992 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 1.03% in 1997 (about 70.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 11.36% per year.
Rwanda ranks 177 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 82%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Rwanda sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 264%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 15 of 48 economies; Gambia, The (69.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 160% in 2009. That is 68% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1992 level: doubled by 2000; grown tenfold by 2016. Doubling roughly every 6.4 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 122nd of 122 in 1992 → 202nd of 211 in 2000 → 209th of 215 in 2010 → 196th of 215 in 2020 → 177th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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% | +3.0 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 | 3.32% | +1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.17% | +1.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.03% | -1.3 pp |
| 1992 | 2.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Rwanda’s Electricity access in 1997?
1.03% (1997). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Rwanda’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +3030.4% in total — about 11.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 72%; 2023: 63.9%; 2022: 50.6%; 2021: 48.7%; 2020: 45.2%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.