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Rwanda vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Energy

RwandaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Electricity - production525 million kWh (2016 est.)9.046 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption527.3 million kWh (2016 est.)7.43 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports4 million kWh (2015 est.)422 million kWh (2015 est.)
Electricity - imports42 million kWh (2016 est.)20 million kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production0 bbl/day (2018 est.)17,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - imports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)20,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)180 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves56.63 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)991.1 million cu m (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - production0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity191,000 kW (2016 est.)2.587 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels42% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)2% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants51% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)98% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production0 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption6,700 bbl/day (2016 est.)21,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports6,628 bbl/day (2015 est.)21,140 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 53% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 76% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 48% (2019)
electrification - total population: 9% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 19% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 0.4% (2019)

Source: CIA Factbook