Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 5.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 5.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 193rd of 206 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 fuels and in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 11.27 (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 95.9% (2023)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 7.5 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 30.02 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 22.5% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.0% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 0 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 0.0001 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 5.0% 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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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