Congo vs Japan: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Congo
0.9933 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Japan
1 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Congo rank
74th
Japan rank
72nd

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Japan
0.511.52196519932022

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.9933 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Congo, a difference of 0.0067 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 74th and Japan ranks 72nd of 163 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4833 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar Japan
1990s 0.3826 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.43 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar Japan
2000s 0.393 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar Japan
2010s 0.8621 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2879 kilowatt-hours per dollar Japan
2020s 0.9612 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0496 kilowatt-hours per dollar Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Congo or Japan?
Japan, at 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.9933 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Congo and Japan?
0.0067 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Japan?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Congo and Japan rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Congo ranks 74th and Japan ranks 72nd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.