Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Republic of the Congo

Oil share of electricity in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 1.32%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.71 pp.

2023 1.32% +0.23 pp vs 2022
World rank 64of 136
Period maximum 14.41%1999
Period minimum 0%1991

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Republic of the Congo, 1990–20230510151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.61%1991: 0%1992: 0.93%1993: 0.83%1994: 0.62%1995: 0.56%1996: 0.44%1997: 0.44%1998: 0.58%1999: 14.41%2000: 0.33%2001: 0.04%2002: 0%2003: 0.04%2004: 0.04%2005: 0.05%2006: 0.05%2007: 0.04%2008: 0.05%2009: 4.27%2010: 1.53%2011: 0.7%2012: 0.11%2013: 0.13%2014: 0.16%2015: 8.52%2016: 6.13%2017: 3.81%2018: 4.05%2019: 1.1%2020: 1.13%2021: 1.09%2022: 1.09%2023: 1.32%
Change over the period: +0.71 pp Annual average: 0.02 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 1.32%
World 2.51%
Middle Africa computed 8.03%
Oil share of electricity — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.32 +0.23 pp
2022 1.09 +0 pp
2021 1.09 −0.05 pp
2020 1.13 +0.03 pp
2019 1.1 −2.94 pp
2018 4.05 +0.23 pp
2017 3.81 −2.32 pp
2016 6.13 −2.39 pp
2015 8.52 +8.36 pp
2014 0.16 +0.03 pp
2013 0.13 +0.02 pp
2012 0.11 −0.59 pp
2011 0.7 −0.83 pp
2010 1.53 −2.74 pp
2009 4.27 +4.22 pp
2008 0.05 +0 pp
2007 0.04 −0 pp
2006 0.05 +0 pp
2005 0.05 +0.01 pp
2004 0.04 +0 pp
2003 0.04 +0.04 pp
2002 0 −0.04 pp
2001 0.04 −0.29 pp
2000 0.33 −14.08 pp
1999 14.41 +13.83 pp
1998 0.58 +0.14 pp
1997 0.44 +0 pp
1996 0.44 −0.13 pp
1995 0.56 −0.05 pp
1994 0.62 −0.21 pp
1993 0.83 −0.11 pp
1992 0.93 +0.93 pp
1991 0 −0.61 pp
1990 0.61

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.