Renewable energy consumption in Congo
Congo: Renewable energy consumption was 62.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
Congo recorded 62.4% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Congo peaked at 80.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2010.
That places Congo 37th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 72.5% | 64.6% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 56.4% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 55.1% | 65.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Congo?
- Renewable energy consumption in Congo was 62.4% 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 energy consumption recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Congo ranks 37th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption