Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Congo
Congo: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.53 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Congo is 0.53 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.53 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.294 units per person, in 2000.
Congo ranks 197th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.294 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.303 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.312 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.321 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.33 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.338 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.349 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.358 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.368 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.371 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.408 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.416 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.425 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.434 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.443 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.453 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.462 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.47 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.477 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.487 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.497 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.506 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.513 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.53 units per person | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3344 units per person | 0.294 units per person | 0.371 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4388 units per person | 0.4 units per person | 0.477 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5066 units per person | 0.487 units per person | 0.53 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More energy & mining data for Congo
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 1.2% (2023)
- Gas production 19.21 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 3,033 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 19.21 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 3,033 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Congo?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Congo was 0.53 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.294 units per person in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Congo ranks 197th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.