Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Energy intensity level of primary energy
Energy intensity level of primary energy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 12.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 6.14 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.37 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 201 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.11 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 7.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 8.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 14.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 6.42 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 7.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 12.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 6.2 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 6.61 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity level of primary energy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 12.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 6.14 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in energy intensity level of primary energy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 6.37 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.