Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Rwanda
Rwanda: Total Bioenergy — Energy production was 91,929 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, total bioenergy — energy production in Rwanda stood at 91,929 TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy production in Rwanda peaked at 91,929 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22,899 TJ, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 69th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,482 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 27,505 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 27,505 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27,505 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22,899 TJ | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 47,050 TJ | +105.5% |
| 1996 | 50,699 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 64,858 TJ | +27.9% |
| 1998 | 65,772 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 68,512 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 45,763 TJ | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 45,763 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45,806 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 45,750 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 45,801 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 63,013 TJ | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 65,298 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 67,637 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 70,097 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 72,657 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 75,246 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 77,581 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 80,029 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 82,520 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 83,380 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 83,602 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83,679 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84,411 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 84,779 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84,774 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 85,044 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85,044 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90,134 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 90,134 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91,929 TJ | +2.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 91,929 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 89,896 TJ, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 91,929 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89,896 TJ, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +105.5% | 22,899 TJ | 47,050 TJ |
| 2005 | +37.6% | 45,801 TJ | 63,013 TJ |
| 2000 | -33.2% | 68,512 TJ | 45,763 TJ |
| 1997 | +27.9% | 50,699 TJ | 64,858 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,979 TJ | 22,899 TJ | 68,512 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,759 TJ | 45,750 TJ | 72,657 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,000 TJ | 75,246 TJ | 84,779 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,457 TJ | 85,044 TJ | 91,929 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total bioenergy — energy production in Rwanda?
- Total bioenergy — energy production in Rwanda was 91,929 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 91,929 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,899 TJ in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for total bioenergy — energy production?
- Rwanda ranks 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy production rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Bioenergy — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.