Share of electricity generation from solar in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of electricity generation from solar was 15.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar 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 solar in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 15.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 18,488.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 15.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.1% | — |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +88.8% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +4521.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +86.3% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | +12.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 15.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.8%, 8.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 15.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 11.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 0.2% | 15.8% | 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 solar in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Democratic Republic of Congo was 15.8% 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 solar recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar 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 solar?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 solar. 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.