Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.0% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 204th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +388.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +72.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -88.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 50.4%. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.9%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +388.7% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | -100.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2012 | -88.4% | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| 2007 | +72.4% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 201 Uruguay 2.2% compare
- 202 Sweden 1.2% compare
- 203 Norway 1.0% compare
- 204 Albania 0.0% compare
- 204 Bhutan 0.0%
- 204 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 204 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 204 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
- 204 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 204 Lesotho 0.0%
- 204 Nepal 0.0% compare
- 204 Paraguay 0.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- 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 share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.