Total electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Total electricity output was 8,942 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total 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
In 2015, total electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 8,942 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 8,942 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,728 GWh, in 1998.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 107th out of 228 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,522 GWh | 4,728 GWh | 6,177 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,946 GWh | 5,962 GWh | 7,882 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,235 GWh | 7,595 GWh | 8,942 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Total electricity output in Democratic Republic of Congo was 8,942 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 total electricity output recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8,942 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,728 GWh in 1998.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for total electricity output?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 107th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants