Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Oil share of electricity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 0.04%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.

2023 0.04% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 12of 136
Period maximum 0.45%1999
Period minimum 0.02%2021

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–202300.20.40.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.44%1991: 0.42%1992: 0.31%1993: 0.31%1994: 0.34%1995: 0.29%1996: 0.29%1997: 0.38%1998: 0.4%1999: 0.45%2000: 0.05%2001: 0.08%2002: 0.13%2003: 0.11%2004: 0.11%2005: 0.09%2006: 0.08%2007: 0.09%2008: 0.22%2009: 0.08%2010: 0.08%2011: 0.1%2012: 0.12%2013: 0.11%2014: 0.05%2015: 0.13%2016: 0.11%2017: 0.06%2018: 0.06%2019: 0.06%2020: 0.06%2021: 0.02%2022: 0.04%2023: 0.04%
Change over the period: −0.4 pp Annual average: -0.01 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 0.04%
World 2.51%
Middle Africa computed 8.03%
Oil share of electricity — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.04 +0.01 pp
2022 0.04 +0.02 pp
2021 0.02 −0.04 pp
2020 0.06 −0 pp
2019 0.06 +0 pp
2018 0.06 −0.01 pp
2017 0.06 −0.05 pp
2016 0.11 −0.02 pp
2015 0.13 +0.09 pp
2014 0.05 −0.06 pp
2013 0.11 −0.01 pp
2012 0.12 +0.02 pp
2011 0.1 +0.03 pp
2010 0.08 −0 pp
2009 0.08 −0.15 pp
2008 0.22 +0.14 pp
2007 0.09 +0.01 pp
2006 0.08 −0.02 pp
2005 0.09 −0.02 pp
2004 0.11 −0 pp
2003 0.11 −0.02 pp
2002 0.13 +0.05 pp
2001 0.08 +0.03 pp
2000 0.05 −0.4 pp
1999 0.45 +0.05 pp
1998 0.4 +0.03 pp
1997 0.38 +0.08 pp
1996 0.29 +0 pp
1995 0.29 −0.05 pp
1994 0.34 +0.03 pp
1993 0.31 −0.01 pp
1992 0.31 −0.1 pp
1991 0.42 −0.03 pp
1990 0.44

Middle Africa, 2023

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

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

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