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Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
157th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.8073 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 1993
All-time low
0.2781 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2016
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1980–2022

0.20.40.60.81980200120221980: 0.639 kilowatt-hours per dollar1981: 0.642 kilowatt-hours per dollar1982: 0.662 kilowatt-hours per dollar1983: 0.663 kilowatt-hours per dollar1984: 0.613 kilowatt-hours per dollar1985: 0.602 kilowatt-hours per dollar1986: 0.611 kilowatt-hours per dollar1987: 0.553 kilowatt-hours per dollar1988: 0.639 kilowatt-hours per dollar1989: 0.632 kilowatt-hours per dollar1990: 0.623 kilowatt-hours per dollar1991: 0.611 kilowatt-hours per dollar1992: 0.721 kilowatt-hours per dollar1993: 0.807 kilowatt-hours per dollar1994: 0.693 kilowatt-hours per dollar1995: 0.689 kilowatt-hours per dollar1996: 0.716 kilowatt-hours per dollar1997: 0.723 kilowatt-hours per dollar1998: 0.693 kilowatt-hours per dollar1999: 0.746 kilowatt-hours per dollar2000: 0.433 kilowatt-hours per dollar2001: 0.409 kilowatt-hours per dollar2002: 0.412 kilowatt-hours per dollar2003: 0.414 kilowatt-hours per dollar2004: 0.429 kilowatt-hours per dollar2005: 0.446 kilowatt-hours per dollar2006: 0.456 kilowatt-hours per dollar2007: 0.428 kilowatt-hours per dollar2008: 0.367 kilowatt-hours per dollar2009: 0.321 kilowatt-hours per dollar2010: 0.353 kilowatt-hours per dollar2011: 0.37 kilowatt-hours per dollar2012: 0.347 kilowatt-hours per dollar2013: 0.408 kilowatt-hours per dollar2014: 0.485 kilowatt-hours per dollar2015: 0.326 kilowatt-hours per dollar2016: 0.278 kilowatt-hours per dollar2017: 0.287 kilowatt-hours per dollar2018: 0.331 kilowatt-hours per dollar2019: 0.297 kilowatt-hours per dollar2020: 0.34 kilowatt-hours per dollar2021: 0.359 kilowatt-hours per dollar2022: 0.352 kilowatt-hours per dollar

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 dollar.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2022.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.8073 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2781 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 2016.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 157th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6255 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5533 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6625 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
1990s 0.7023 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6113 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8073 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2000s 0.4115 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3214 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.456 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2010s 0.3484 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2781 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4855 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2020s 0.3501 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3396 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.359 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 154 Cameroon 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  2. 155 Madagascar 0.4292 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  3. 156 Tanzania 0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  4. 158 Chad 0.3429 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  5. 159 Sri Lanka 0.3161 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  6. 160 Uganda 0.3076 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, 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 energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.8073 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1993.
What is the lowest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2781 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2016.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 157th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
Is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.