Renewable energy electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Renewable energy electricity output was 8,926 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 8,926 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 8,926 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,709 GWh, in 1998.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 61st of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,625 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 5,259 GWh | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 6,054 GWh | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 5,528 GWh | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 5,294 GWh | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 6,159 GWh | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 6,091 GWh | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5,024 GWh | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 4,709 GWh | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 5,282 GWh | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 5,979 GWh | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 5,957 GWh | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 6,092 GWh | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 6,140 GWh | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7,057 GWh | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 7,367 GWh | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 7,497 GWh | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 7,795 GWh | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7,452 GWh | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 7,768 GWh | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 7,819 GWh | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 7,811 GWh | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7,603 GWh | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 8,249 GWh | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 8,829 GWh | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 8,926 GWh | +1.1% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 8,926 GWh is above the median for low income countries, which is 170 GWh, 52.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 8,926 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 537.6 GWh, 16.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,502 GWh | 4,709 GWh | 6,159 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,910 GWh | 5,957 GWh | 7,795 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,206 GWh | 7,603 GWh | 8,926 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.31 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo was 8,926 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8,926 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,709 GWh in 1998.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 61st out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.