Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal was 2.51 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 2.51 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 25,000.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 2.51 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 60th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | +5150.0% |
| 2022 | 2.11 terawatt-hours | +101.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 2.51 terawatt-hours | +14.1% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 2.51 terawatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.08 terawatt-hours, 31.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 2.51 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 62.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More energy & mining data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 36.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Democratic Republic of Congo was 2.51 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 60th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.