Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 8.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 8.3% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 10.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -29.3%, in 2005.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 45th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -27.2% | — |
| 2001 | -25.2% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | -27.6% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | -27.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | -24.7% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | -29.3% | +18.6% |
| 2006 | -21.2% | -27.7% |
| 2007 | -20.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | -8.5% | -58.3% |
| 2009 | -11.1% | +30.1% |
| 2010 | -10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | -1.7% | -84.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -523.6% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +64.4% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -31.8% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +523.6% | -1.7% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -22.3% | -29.3% | -8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | -10.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Democratic Republic of Congo was 8.3% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.3% in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.