Share of electricity generation from gas in Congo
Congo: Share of electricity generation from gas was 73.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from gas in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from gas in Congo stood at 73.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Congo peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Congo 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 15.0% | — |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +79.8% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +3.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 73.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 563.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +79.8% | 19.6% | 35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 0.0% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 37.4% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 68.3% | 73.8% | 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 share of electricity generation from gas in Congo?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Congo was 73.8% 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 gas recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Congo ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.