Share of electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of electricity production by source was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, share of electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 99.0% on the previous year and down 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 202nd out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +27.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -88.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +67.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +56.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +542.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +80.9% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -89.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +43.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -52.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -62.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +99.0% |
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 42.6%, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source 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 | +542.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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 production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of electricity production by source in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 202nd out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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