ICT, Water, Sanitation, Energy, Tourism and Transport

Water statistics

Access to improved drinking water sources increased nationally from 87% in 2016/17 to 90% in 2023/24, with higher rates in urban areas (97%) than rural areas (87%). Access to improved sanitation facilities increased from 86% in 2016/17 to 94% in 2023/24. 

When considering only improved toilet facilities that are not shared with individuals from other households, the proportion rose from 66% to 72% over the same period.

TABLE: Water Consumption in 2024 (m3)

 2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
1.Industries1,533,9721,653,5341,866,1592,041,495.632,278,315.00
2.Residential17,393,88719,429,77822,571,74324,692,491.1728,011,469.00
3.Non-Residential8,297,4418,398,4149,976,18710,913,508.5112,806,060.49
4.Public Tapes2,360,2322,700,5122,886,5643,157,773.693,147,082.00

Energy statistics

Rwanda's electricity consumption has continuously grown, reaching approximately 211.1 million kilowatt by 2023 up from 178.9 million in 2023 kilowatt for domestic and residential facilities.

In the health facility sector, energy consumption ranges from an increase from 21 million kilowatt up to 22.6 million kilowatt between 2022 and 2023

TABLE: Electricity consumption (Kwh), 2021-2023

Category

2021

2022

2023

Domestic/Residential153561643.271588178,975,118.10211,164,883.87
Non-Residential:183,209,187.66209,903,082.10238,307,739.54
Water Pumping Station37,047,611.6838,682,860.8043,187,599.10
Water Treatment Plant39,055,891.8149,556,989.9851,359,589.95
Telecom towers48,117,451.4952,908,976.9754,586,742.41
Hotels31,007,535.0945,367,013.8651,329,016.27
Industrial245,552,325.25295860671.57 
a. Small industries (Energy)10,404,429.3015,324,486.1218,916,907.10
b. Medium industries (Energy)40,344,493.5048,734,556.8251,040,769.01
c. Large Industries (Energy)194,803,402.45231,801,628.64268,377,244.88
Broadcasters4,516,743.2454330258.755,215,133.27
a. Radios991,621.81463,973.74419,508.15
b. Televisions796,253.6176,516.00677,264.50
c. Towers2,728,867.824,195,875.754,118,360.62
Own Consumption4,543,526.575,526,323.855,657,551.09
Street Lighting18,545,101.8620,958,347.5026,473,093.45
Health facilities17,313,952.2321,089,831.9022,654,693.01
Data Centers1,845,019.902,019,390.012,278,524.61

Transport statistics

Access to all-weather roads remains nearly universal (99%), with 95% of rural households reaching roads within 20 minutes. Nationally, 67% of households live within 200 meters of an all-weather road. 

Satisfaction with these roads stands at 62%, with 20% perceiving quality improvements. Public transport accessibility is better in urban areas; 54% of urban and 17% of rural households are within 20 minutes of a transport stage. Bicycle ownership is higher in rural areas (16%) compared to urban (12%), while private car ownership in urban areas is 6%.

TABLE: Types of cars in the road transportation of persons with valid authorization (2023)

Types of cars2017201820192020202120222023
Minibuses1,9281,2081,036642646403706
Coasters14391,4371,1451,3721,3961,3451,800
Buses261370396420448529474
Total3,6283,0152,5772,4342,4902,2772,980

Tourism statistics

Rwanda has recorded a total of 80,089 visitors arriving by air, 631,990 arriving by road. Majority of the travelers were from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), East African Community (EAC) member countries and Europe

The majority of visitors traveled for the purpose of business (196,957), visit (121,754) and holiday (37,259) respectively. 

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