Renewable electricity in Congo
Congo: Renewable electricity was 53.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Congo, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Congo recorded 53.3% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Congo peaked at 100.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2015.
Congo ranks 54th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Congo, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.4% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | -2.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 53.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 53.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.2%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 85.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 61.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 53.3% | 61.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Congo?
- Renewable electricity in Congo was 53.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for renewable electricity?
- Congo ranks 54th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants