Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 45.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 45.3, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 45.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2000.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 210th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20 | — |
| 2001 | 23.9 | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 25.4 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 26.9 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 28.4 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 30 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 31.4 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 36.6 | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 34.6 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 36.2 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 37.8 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 39.4 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 40.8 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 42.5 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 42 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 37.5 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 38.6 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 39.7 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 40.8 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 41.2 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 42.8 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 43.8 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 45.3 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.34 | 20 | 36.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.03 | 37.5 | 42.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.97 | 42.8 | 45.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 207 Malawi 54 compare
- 208 Liberia 53.7 compare
- 209 Chad 46.3 compare
- 211 Central African Republic 34.7 compare
- 212 South Sudan 15 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, urban, percent of urban population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 45.3 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 210th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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