Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 118th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +45.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +5129.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +55.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +5129.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 2005 | +55.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| 1996 | +45.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More energy & mining data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 19.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 118th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.