Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Republic of the Congo

Fossil fuel share of electricity in the Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 79.12%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 79.12 pp.

2024 79.12% +2.63 pp vs 2023
World rank 124of 196
Period maximum 79.12%2024
Period minimum 0%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Republic of the Congo, 2000–20240204060802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0%2001: 0%2002: 0%2003: 15%2004: 17.5%2005: 18.6%2006: 17.78%2007: 17.5%2008: 19.57%2009: 38.89%2010: 43.21%2011: 38.16%2012: 41.28%2013: 42.77%2014: 44.89%2015: 59.85%2016: 61.28%2017: 59.06%2018: 64.93%2019: 72.24%2020: 73.07%2021: 73.73%2022: 78.18%2023: 76.49%2024: 79.12%
Change over the period: +79.12 pp Annual average: 3.3 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 79.12%
World computed 59.17%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 60.95%
Middle Africa computed 27.71%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 79.12 +2.63 pp
2023 76.49 −1.69 pp
2022 78.18 +4.45 pp
2021 73.73 +0.66 pp
2020 73.07 +0.83 pp
2019 72.24 +7.31 pp
2018 64.93 +5.87 pp
2017 59.06 −2.22 pp
2016 61.28 +1.43 pp
2015 59.85 +14.96 pp
2014 44.89 +2.12 pp
2013 42.77 +1.49 pp
2012 41.28 +3.12 pp
2011 38.16 −5.05 pp
2010 43.21 +4.32 pp
2009 38.89 +19.32 pp
2008 19.57 +2.07 pp
2007 17.5 −0.28 pp
2006 17.78 −0.82 pp
2005 18.6 +1.1 pp
2004 17.5 +2.5 pp
2003 15 +15 pp
2002 0 +0 pp
2001 0 +0 pp
2000 0

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.