Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Republic of the Congo

Access to electricity in the Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 53%. Ranked 198 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 23.6 pp.

2024 53% +1.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 198of 215
Period maximum 53%2024
Period minimum 29.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Republic of the Congo, 2000–202420304050602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 29.4%2001: 30.3%2002: 31.2%2003: 32.1%2004: 33%2005: 33.8%2006: 34.9%2007: 35.8%2008: 36.8%2009: 37.1%2010: 40%2011: 40.8%2012: 41.6%2013: 42.5%2014: 43.4%2015: 44.3%2016: 45.3%2017: 46.2%2018: 47%2019: 47.7%2020: 48.7%2021: 49.7%2022: 50.6%2023: 51.3%2024: 53%
Change over the period: +23.6 pp Annual average: 0.98 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 53%
World 91.9%
Middle Africa computed 36.4%
Access to electricity — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 53 +1.7 pp
2023 51.3 +0.7 pp
2022 50.6 +0.9 pp
2021 49.7 +1 pp
2020 48.7 +1 pp
2019 47.7 +0.7 pp
2018 47 +0.8 pp
2017 46.2 +0.9 pp
2016 45.3 +1 pp
2015 44.3 +0.9 pp
2014 43.4 +0.9 pp
2013 42.5 +0.9 pp
2012 41.6 +0.8 pp
2011 40.8 +0.8 pp
2010 40 +2.9 pp
2009 37.1 +0.3 pp
2008 36.8 +1 pp
2007 35.8 +0.9 pp
2006 34.9 +1.1 pp
2005 33.8 +0.8 pp
2004 33 +0.9 pp
2003 32.1 +0.9 pp
2002 31.2 +0.9 pp
2001 30.3 +0.9 pp
2000 29.4

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.