People without electricity country, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.775 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people without electricity country, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 0.775 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.94 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.775 units per person, in 2024.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.
People without electricity country, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.933 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.929 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.923 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.917 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.91 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.94 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.898 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.848 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.884 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.877 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.87 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.863 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.846 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.848 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.865 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.834 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.827 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.82 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.813 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.809 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.799 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.792 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.785 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.779 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.775 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9059 units per person | 0.848 units per person | 0.94 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8395 units per person | 0.809 units per person | 0.87 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.786 units per person | 0.775 units per person | 0.799 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 4 Central African Republic 0.818 units per person compare
- 5 Burundi 0.799 units per person compare
- 6 Niger 0.787 units per person compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.66 units per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.651 units per person compare
- 10 Mozambique 0.631 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 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)
- 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 36.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.775 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.775 units per person in 2024.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ 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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People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.