Energy intensity level of primary energy in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 12.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2021
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy intensity level of primary energy in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 12.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 17.72 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2021.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 17.63 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 17.72 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.24 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 16.65 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 15.75 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 15.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.85 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 14.34 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 14.69 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 14.13 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 15.84 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 15.19 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 14.85 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.11 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 14.39 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 13.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 13.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 13.11 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.1 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.11 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 14.34 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 17.72 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 13.11 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 15.84 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 12.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 13.1 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ 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 energy intensity level of primary energy in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 12.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 17.72 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.