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 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
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 |
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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 230 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