Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Republic of the Congo

Hydro share of electricity in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 35.01%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 64.38 pp.

2023 35.01% +3.68 pp vs 2022
World rank 46of 127
Period maximum 100%1991
Period minimum 27.57%2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Republic of the Congo, 1990–202302550751001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 99.39%1991: 100%1992: 99.07%1993: 99.17%1994: 99.38%1995: 99.44%1996: 99.56%1997: 99.56%1998: 99.42%1999: 85.59%2000: 99.67%2001: 100%2002: 100%2003: 85.71%2004: 85.59%2005: 81.99%2006: 82.12%2007: 82.31%2008: 81.34%2009: 61.22%2010: 54.72%2011: 61.18%2012: 58.06%2013: 57.55%2014: 57.86%2015: 39.65%2016: 38.18%2017: 40.6%2018: 41.76%2019: 28.25%2020: 27.57%2021: 29.09%2022: 31.33%2023: 35.01%
Change over the period: −64.38 pp Annual average: -1.95 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Republic of the Congo 35.01%
World 14.54%
Middle Africa computed 74.47%
Hydro share of electricity — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 35.01 +3.68 pp
2022 31.33 +2.24 pp
2021 29.09 +1.51 pp
2020 27.57 −0.67 pp
2019 28.25 −13.51 pp
2018 41.76 +1.15 pp
2017 40.6 +2.42 pp
2016 38.18 −1.48 pp
2015 39.65 −18.21 pp
2014 57.86 +0.31 pp
2013 57.55 −0.5 pp
2012 58.06 −3.12 pp
2011 61.18 +6.46 pp
2010 54.72 −6.51 pp
2009 61.22 −20.12 pp
2008 81.34 −0.96 pp
2007 82.31 +0.19 pp
2006 82.12 +0.13 pp
2005 81.99 −3.61 pp
2004 85.59 −0.12 pp
2003 85.71 −14.29 pp
2002 100 +0 pp
2001 100 +0.33 pp
2000 99.67 +14.08 pp
1999 85.59 −13.83 pp
1998 99.42 −0.14 pp
1997 99.56 −0 pp
1996 99.56 +0.13 pp
1995 99.44 +0.05 pp
1994 99.38 +0.21 pp
1993 99.17 +0.11 pp
1992 99.07 −0.93 pp
1991 100 +0.61 pp
1990 99.39

Middle Africa, 2023

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

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.