Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Congo
Congo: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.47 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.47 people per person for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.706 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.47 people per person, in 2024.
Congo ranks 18th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.706 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.697 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.688 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.679 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.67 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.662 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.651 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.642 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.632 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.629 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.592 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.584 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.575 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.566 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.557 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.547 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.538 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.53 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.523 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.513 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.503 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.494 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.487 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.47 people per person | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6656 people per person | 0.629 people per person | 0.706 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5612 people per person | 0.523 people per person | 0.6 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4934 people per person | 0.47 people per person | 0.513 people per person | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Congo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.13 % 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 5.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Congo?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Congo was 0.47 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.706 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 people per person in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Congo ranks 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- 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.