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
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Congo, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Congo
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2359 kt (2050)
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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