Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo is 5, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +25.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 380.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 483.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 57.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,624 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 1,764 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo was 5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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