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

Congo: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 67.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
67.5
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
200th
of 212 countries
All-time high
67.5
in 2022
All-time low
46.2
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02040602000201120222000: 46.22001: 47.12002: 482003: 492004: 49.92005: 50.82006: 51.82007: 52.82008: 53.82009: 53.62010: 57.12011: 58.12012: 58.92013: 60.12014: 612015: 61.82016: 62.72017: 63.62018: 64.52019: 65.32020: 66.22021: 672022: 67.5

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Congo recorded 67.5 for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Congo peaked at 67.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.2, in 2000.

That places Congo 200th 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, year by year

Annual values for Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable) in Congo, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 46.2
2001 47.1 +1.9%
2002 48 +1.9%
2003 49 +2.1%
2004 49.9 +1.8%
2005 50.8 +1.8%
2006 51.8 +2.0%
2007 52.8 +1.9%
2008 53.8 +1.9%
2009 53.6 -0.4%
2010 57.1 +6.5%
2011 58.1 +1.8%
2012 58.9 +1.4%
2013 60.1 +2.0%
2014 61 +1.5%
2015 61.8 +1.3%
2016 62.7 +1.5%
2017 63.6 +1.4%
2018 64.5 +1.4%
2019 65.3 +1.2%
2020 66.2 +1.4%
2021 67 +1.2%
2022 67.5 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.3 46.2 53.8 10
2010s 61.31 57.1 65.3 10
2020s 66.9 66.2 67.5 3

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 197 Uganda 72 compare
  2. 198 Madagascar 71.6 compare
  3. 199 Benin 71.1 compare
  4. 201 Niger 66.1 compare
  5. 202 Papua New Guinea 65.1 compare
  6. 203 Burundi 64 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Congo?
Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Congo was 67.5 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 67.5 in 2022.
What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 46.2 in 2000.
How does Congo rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
Congo ranks 200th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
213 places, 6,262 data points, 1990–2022
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