Number of people with and without electricity access in Congo

Congo: Number of people with and without electricity access was 3.36 million in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
3.36 million
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
126th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3.36 million
in 2024
All-time low
926,495
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Congo, 2000–2024

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M3.5M2000201220242000: 926.5k2001: 991.6k2002: 1.0M2003: 1.1M2004: 1.2M2005: 1.2M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.4M2008: 1.5M2009: 1.6M2010: 1.8M2011: 1.9M2012: 2.0M2013: 2.1M2014: 2.2M2015: 2.3M2016: 2.4M2017: 2.5M2018: 2.6M2019: 2.7M2020: 2.8M2021: 2.9M2022: 3.1M2023: 3.2M2024: 3.4M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Congo stood at 3.36 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Congo peaked at 3.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 926,495, in 2000.

Congo ranks 126th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.24 million 926,495 1.59 million 10
2010s 2.22 million 1.78 million 2.68 million 10
2020s 3.06 million 2.80 million 3.36 million 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 123 Sierra Leone 3.39 million compare
  2. 124 Uruguay 3.39 million compare
  3. 125 Malawi 3.38 million compare
  4. 127 Puerto Rico 3.20 million compare
  5. 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.16 million compare
  6. 129 Armenia 3.03 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in Congo?
Number of people with and without electricity access in Congo was 3.36 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 3.36 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 926,495 in 2000.
How does Congo rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
Congo ranks 126th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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