Number of people without access to electricity in Congo
Congo: Number of people without access to electricity was 2.98 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity in Congo stood at 2.98 million people.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Congo peaked at 3.01 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.22 million people, in 2000.
That places Congo 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity in Congo, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.22 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.28 million people | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.31 million people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.34 million people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.39 million people | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.45 million people | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.50 million people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.56 million people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.60 million people | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.69 million people | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.68 million people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.73 million people | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.77 million people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.79 million people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.82 million people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.84 million people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.86 million people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.88 million people | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.91 million people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.94 million people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.95 million people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.96 million people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.98 million people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.01 million people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.98 million people | -1.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2.98 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 781,524 people, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2.98 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.43 million people | 2.22 million people | 2.69 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 million people | 2.68 million people | 2.94 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 million people | 2.95 million people | 3.01 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Congo?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Congo was 2.98 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 million people in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Congo ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.