Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 84.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Democratic Republic of 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 hydropower in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 84.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2024.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | -2.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 84.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.0%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 84.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 98.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 84.2% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 13 Uganda 86.1% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 85.7% compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
- 17 Mozambique 82.4% compare
- 18 Georgia 78.8% compare
- 19 Greenland 78.3% 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)
- 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 36.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from hydropower in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Democratic Republic of Congo was 84.2% 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 hydropower recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.