Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2007–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 1 for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 1.8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2015.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 209th out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.8 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 206 Equatorial Guinea 1.4 compare
- 207 Chad 1.3 compare
- 208 Haiti 1.2 compare
- 210 Libya 0.8 compare
- 210 Mauritania 0.8 compare
More climate change data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.2% (2100)
- Urban population 45.1% (2025)
- Urban population 50.90 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Population, total 112.83 million (2025)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 58.49 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.26 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 1 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 209th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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