Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.775 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.775 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.94 people per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.775 people per person, in 2024.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.933 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.929 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.923 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.917 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.91 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.94 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.898 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.848 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.884 people per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.877 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.87 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.863 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.846 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.848 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.865 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.834 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.827 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.82 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.813 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.809 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.799 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.792 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.785 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.779 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.775 people per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9059 people per person | 0.848 people per person | 0.94 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8395 people per person | 0.809 people per person | 0.87 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.786 people per person | 0.775 people per person | 0.799 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 4 Central African Republic 0.818 people per person compare
- 5 Burundi 0.799 people per person compare
- 6 Niger 0.787 people per person compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.66 people per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.651 people per person compare
- 10 Mozambique 0.631 people per person compare
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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.775 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 people per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.775 people per person in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
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- Number of people without access to electricity 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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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.