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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Rwanda: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 31.7% (2024), 168th of 188 in the world and 29th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 93.2 (2024), 154th of 210 in the world and 25th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.6 (2024), 177th of 208 in the world and 23rd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users31.7%2024 · world 168/188 · region 29/46Mobile subscriptions93.22024 · world 154/210 · region 25/48Fixed broadband0.62024 · world 177/208 · region 23/48Fixed telephone0.12024 · world 198/213 · region 37/48
Internet users
RwandaSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199620012006201120162021Rwanda31.7%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
RwandaSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Rwanda93.2Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Rwanda in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population31.7%2024168/18829/460.1%8.0%23.8%+21.1 ppsince 201435.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people93.22024154/21025/480.534.481.2+37%since 201490.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.62024177/20823/48·0.00.1+2,221%since 20141.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.12024198/21337/480.20.40.1−85%since 20140.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people1612024156/2158/48·181+2,804%since 20149032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population72.0%2024177/21515/486.2%9.7%45.2%+52.2 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population65.2%2024171/21112/47·2.6%34.9%+56.0 ppsince 201435.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population88.0%2024181/21320/4838.9%44.5%93.9%+16.2 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population9.0%2024172/19229/480.0%0.0%4.0%+8.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person79 kWh2024144/14928/3225 kWh28 kWh56 kWh+124%since 2014380 kWh190 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person359 kgoe2024136/15022/32440 kgoe379 kgoe358 kgoe−5.6%since 2014476 kgoe362 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output14.9%202442/14917/3231.1%25.8%19.7%−9.6 ppsince 201413.4%18.9%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Rwanda and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Rwanda. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorRwandaDemocratic Republic of the CongoTanzaniaUgandaBurundi
Internet users31.7%202419.7%202431.2%20248.9%20248.6%2024
Mobile subscriptions93.2202458.52024126.6202483.2202463.22023
Fixed broadband0.620240.020240.220240.220240.02023
Fixed telephone0.120240.020240.120240.420240.12023
Secure servers1612024102024522024542024112024
Electricity access72.0%202422.5%202452.4%202455.3%202420.1%2024
Electricity access, rural65.2%20241.0%202433.7%202444.8%20243.6%2024
Electricity access, urban88.0%202455.0%202485.2%202478.3%202470.0%2024
Clean cooking9.0%20245.0%202411.0%20242.0%20240.0%2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo: digital & energy accessTanzania: digital & energy accessUganda: digital & energy accessBurundi: digital & energy access
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