Coal production per person in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Coal production per person was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coal production per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0 kilowatt-hours per person for coal production per person in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 125 years on record.
Over the whole period, coal production per person in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 286.69 kilowatt-hours per person in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 67th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 57.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 93 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 31.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 118.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 52.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 102.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 192.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 105.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 286.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 39 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 49.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 64 Nepal 0.6752 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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- 66 Armenia 0.0667 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Algeria 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 American Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Angola 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Aruba 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Austria 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Bahamas 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Bahrain 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Barbados 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Belarus 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Belgium 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Belize 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Benin 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Bolivia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Brunei 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Burkina Faso 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Cameroon 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Cape Verde 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Cayman Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Congo 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Cook Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Costa Rica 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Cote d'Ivoire 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Croatia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Cuba 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Denmark 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Ecuador 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Egypt 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 El Salvador 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Equatorial Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Eritrea 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Estonia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Faroe Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Fiji 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Finland 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 France 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 French Guiana 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 French Polynesia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Gabon 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Ghana 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Guam 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Guatemala 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Guyana 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Haiti 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Honduras 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Hong Kong 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Iceland 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Iraq 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Israel 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Italy 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Jamaica 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Jordan 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Kenya 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Kiribati 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Kuwait 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Latvia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Lebanon 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Liberia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Libya 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Lithuania 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Macao 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Madagascar 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Maldives 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Mali 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Mauritania 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Mauritius 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Micronesia (country) 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Moldova 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Morocco 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Namibia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Nauru 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Netherlands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Netherlands Antilles 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 New Caledonia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Nicaragua 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Oman 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Palestine 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Panama 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Papua New Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Portugal 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Puerto Rico 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Qatar 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Reunion 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Rwanda 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Saint Lucia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Saudi Arabia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Senegal 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Seychelles 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Sierra Leone 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Singapore 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Slovakia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Solomon Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Somalia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 South Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Spain 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Sri Lanka 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Suriname 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Sweden 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Switzerland 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Syria 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Taiwan 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Togo 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Tonga 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Tunisia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Tuvalu 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Uganda 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 United Arab Emirates 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 United States Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Uruguay 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Vanuatu 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Yemen 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fuel imports 36.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 7.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 76.3% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.1% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 85.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production per person in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Coal production per person in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production per person recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 286.69 kilowatt-hours per person in 1955.
- What is the lowest coal production per person recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for coal production per person?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 67th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.