Share of electricity generation from renewables in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 213 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
98.7%
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of electricity generation from renewables 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 100.0% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2008.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of electricity generation from renewables 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 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.6%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.1%, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 98.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 98.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
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 renewables in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Democratic Republic of Congo was 100.0% 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 renewables recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2008.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 renewables. 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.