Rwanda vs Yemen: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources

Rwanda
0.56 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Yemen
0.59 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Rwanda rank
140th
Yemen rank
138th

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time

  • Rwanda
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.59 terawatt-hours against 0.56 terawatt-hours in Rwanda, a difference of 0.03 terawatt-hours.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 140th and Yemen ranks 138th of 209 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 0.116 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.116 terawatt-hours Rwanda
2010s 0.247 terawatt-hours 0.144 terawatt-hours 0.103 terawatt-hours Rwanda
2020s 0.57 terawatt-hours 0.522 terawatt-hours 0.048 terawatt-hours Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Rwanda or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.59 terawatt-hours against 0.56 terawatt-hours in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Rwanda and Yemen?
0.03 terawatt-hours, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
Rwanda ranks 140th and Yemen ranks 138th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.