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

320,526 TJ, with Germany ahead.

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

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 Germany: Renewable energy consumption

Democratic Republic of Congo

862,514 TJ

in 2015

Germany

1.18 million TJ

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Germany rank

10th

Renewable energy consumption over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.18 million TJ against 862,514 TJ in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 320,526 TJ.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Germany ranks 10th of 233 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	470,832 TJ	215,699 TJ	255,133 TJ	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	658,417 TJ	556,341 TJ	102,076 TJ	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	784,999 TJ	1.02 million TJ	235,582 TJ	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Democratic Republic of Congo or Germany?: Germany, at 1.18 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 Germany?: 320,526 TJ, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Germany?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Germany rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Germany ranks 10th 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