Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Congo
Congo: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 35.82 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Congo stood at 35.82 watts per capita.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Congo peaked at 43.5 watts per capita in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.7 watts per capita, in 2011.
That places Congo 176th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Congo, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.35 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 26.34 watts per capita | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 25.73 watts per capita | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 25.02 watts per capita | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 24.18 watts per capita | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 23.32 watts per capita | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 22.46 watts per capita | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 21.66 watts per capita | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 20.96 watts per capita | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 20.13 watts per capita | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 19.32 watts per capita | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 18.7 watts per capita | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 43.5 watts per capita | +132.6% |
| 2013 | 42.46 watts per capita | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 41.44 watts per capita | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 40.45 watts per capita | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 40.74 watts per capita | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.26 watts per capita | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 41.25 watts per capita | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 40.27 watts per capita | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 39.39 watts per capita | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 38.47 watts per capita | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 37.57 watts per capita | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 36.69 watts per capita | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 35.82 watts per capita | -2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 35.82 watts per capita is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03 watts per capita, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 35.82 watts per capita is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.38 watts per capita, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +132.6% | 18.7 watts per capita | 43.5 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.71 watts per capita | 20.13 watts per capita | 27.35 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.04 watts per capita | 18.7 watts per capita | 43.5 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.59 watts per capita | 35.82 watts per capita | 39.39 watts per capita | 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)
- 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Congo?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Congo was 35.82 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5 watts per capita in 2012.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7 watts per capita in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Congo ranks 176th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).