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Hydro share of electricity — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Hydro share of electricity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 99.52%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.04 pp.

2023 99.52% −0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 2of 127
Period maximum 99.95%2000
Period minimum 98.72%2008

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–202398.59999.51001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 99.56%1991: 99.58%1992: 99.69%1993: 99.69%1994: 99.66%1995: 99.71%1996: 99.71%1997: 99.62%1998: 99.6%1999: 99.55%2000: 99.95%2001: 99.92%2002: 99.87%2003: 99.89%2004: 99.89%2005: 99.91%2006: 99.39%2007: 98.9%2008: 98.72%2009: 98.91%2010: 98.91%2011: 98.89%2012: 99.66%2013: 99.68%2014: 99.64%2015: 99.56%2016: 99.56%2017: 99.63%2018: 99.57%2019: 99.59%2020: 99.58%2021: 99.61%2022: 99.55%2023: 99.52%
Change over the period: −0.04 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo 99.52%
World 14.54%
Sub-Saharan Africa 29.47%
Middle Africa computed 74.47%
Hydro share of electricity — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 99.52 −0.03 pp
2022 99.55 −0.06 pp
2021 99.61 +0.03 pp
2020 99.58 −0.01 pp
2019 99.59 +0.03 pp
2018 99.57 −0.07 pp
2017 99.63 +0.07 pp
2016 99.56 −0 pp
2015 99.56 −0.07 pp
2014 99.64 −0.04 pp
2013 99.68 +0.02 pp
2012 99.66 +0.77 pp
2011 98.89 −0.03 pp
2010 98.91 +0.01 pp
2009 98.91 +0.19 pp
2008 98.72 −0.18 pp
2007 98.9 −0.49 pp
2006 99.39 −0.51 pp
2005 99.91 +0.02 pp
2004 99.89 +0 pp
2003 99.89 +0.02 pp
2002 99.87 −0.05 pp
2001 99.92 −0.03 pp
2000 99.95 +0.4 pp
1999 99.55 −0.05 pp
1998 99.6 −0.03 pp
1997 99.62 −0.08 pp
1996 99.71 −0 pp
1995 99.71 +0.05 pp
1994 99.66 −0.03 pp
1993 99.69 +0.01 pp
1992 99.69 +0.1 pp
1991 99.58 +0.03 pp
1990 99.56 —

Middle Africa, 2023

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

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 99.52 CM Cameroon 74.67 AO Angola 71.46 GA Gabon 46.24 CG Republic of the Congo 35.01 GQ Equatorial Guinea 31.81
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About the indicator

The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.

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

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