Electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Electricity production by source was -9.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo is -9.2%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 117.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 3.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -9.2%, in 2021.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 204th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | -0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -1734.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | -2.6% | -913.8% |
| 2004 | -2.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | -2.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | -3.8% | +46.4% |
| 2007 | -3.0% | -20.9% |
| 2008 | -3.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | -38.8% |
| 2010 | -4.1% | +118.4% |
| 2011 | -8.1% | +96.1% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | -95.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -184.4% |
| 2014 | -1.1% | -462.6% |
| 2015 | -1.7% | +47.7% |
| 2016 | -2.9% | +76.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -221.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -69.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | -4.2% | -465.9% |
| 2021 | -9.2% | +117.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's -9.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.6%. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's -9.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1734.4% | -0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | -913.8% | 0.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.8% | -3.8% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -8.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.7% | -9.2% | -4.2% | 2 |
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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 production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo was -9.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.2% in 2021.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for electricity production by source?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 204th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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