Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Congo, Republic of
Congo, Republic of: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 51.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Congo, Republic of, 2000β2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank β with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Congo, Republic of recorded 51.3% for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Congo, Republic of peaked at 51.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2000.
Congo, Republic of ranks 193rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 29.4% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 48.7% | 51.3% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Congo, Republic of
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 1.2% (2023)
- Gas production 19.21 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 3,033 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 19.21 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 3,033 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Congo, Republic of?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Congo, Republic of was 51.3% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank β with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Republic of rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Congo, Republic of ranks 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Congo, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.