Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Congo

Congo: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 12.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
195th
of 211 countries
All-time high
12.4
in 2021
All-time low
5.6
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Congo, 2000–2022

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 5.62001: 62002: 6.42003: 6.82004: 7.22005: 7.22006: 7.92007: 8.22008: 8.62009: 9.22010: 10.72011: 10.52012: 10.62013: 10.42014: 10.72015: 11.12016: 11.62017: 11.82018: 11.82019: 11.42020: 11.82021: 12.42022: 12.4

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Congo is 12.4, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Congo peaked at 12.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.6, in 2000.

Congo ranks 195th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable) in Congo, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 5.6
2001 6 +7.1%
2002 6.4 +6.7%
2003 6.8 +6.2%
2004 7.2 +5.9%
2005 7.2 +0.0%
2006 7.9 +9.7%
2007 8.2 +3.8%
2008 8.6 +4.9%
2009 9.2 +7.0%
2010 10.7 +16.3%
2011 10.5 -1.9%
2012 10.6 +1.0%
2013 10.4 -1.9%
2014 10.7 +2.9%
2015 11.1 +3.7%
2016 11.6 +4.5%
2017 11.8 +1.7%
2018 11.8 +0.0%
2019 11.4 -3.4%
2020 11.8 +3.5%
2021 12.4 +5.1%
2022 12.4 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.31 5.6 9.2 10
2010s 11.06 10.4 11.8 10
2020s 12.2 11.8 12.4 3

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  4. 196 Madagascar 10.9 compare
  5. 197 Niger 7.7 compare
  6. 198 Angola 7.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Congo?
Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Congo was 12.4 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 12.4 in 2021.
What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6 in 2000.
How does Congo rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
Congo ranks 195th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo 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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Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
212 places, 4,645 data points, 2000–2022
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