Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Congo
Congo: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology was 40.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo is 40.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo peaked at 40.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 160th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 40.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 89% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 40.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 17.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 32.0% | 40.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More energy & mining data for Congo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Congo was 40.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Congo ranks 160th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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