What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

711,756 TJ, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Renewable energy consumption

Democratic Republic of Congo

862,514 TJ

in 2015

Ethiopia

1.57 million TJ

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Ethiopia rank

8th

Renewable energy consumption over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.57 million TJ against 862,514 TJ in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 711,756 TJ.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 233 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	470,832 TJ	872,431 TJ	401,599 TJ	Ethiopia
2000s	658,417 TJ	1.18 million TJ	517,587 TJ	Ethiopia
2010s	784,999 TJ	1.47 million TJ	685,424 TJ	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 1.57 million TJ against 862,514 TJ in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 711,756 TJ, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit: TJ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste