Which has higher total electricity output, Bolivia or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 8,942 GWh against 8,528 GWh in Bolivia as of 2015.

What is the difference in total electricity output between Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?

414 GWh, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Total electricity output

Bolivia

8,528 GWh

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo

8,942 GWh

in 2015

Bolivia rank

109th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

107th

Total electricity output over time

Bolivia
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 8,942 GWh against 8,528 GWh in Bolivia, a difference of 414 GWh.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Bolivia ranks 109th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 107th of 230 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,979 GWh	5,522 GWh	2,543 GWh	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	4,877 GWh	6,946 GWh	2,069 GWh	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	7,834 GWh	8,235 GWh	401 GWh	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total electricity output, Bolivia or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 8,942 GWh against 8,528 GWh in Bolivia as of 2015.
What is the difference in total electricity output between Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 414 GWh, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for total electricity output?: Bolivia ranks 109th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 107th of 230 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants