Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Primary energy consumption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 0.117 quad Btu. Ranked 125 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 93.2%.

2024 0.117 quad Btu +0.44% vs 2023
World rank 125of 218
Period maximum 0.117 quad Btu2024
Period minimum 0.031 quad Btu2001

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1980–202400.050.10.1519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.06 quad Btu1981: 0.062 quad Btu1982: 0.064 quad Btu1983: 0.065 quad Btu1984: 0.063 quad Btu1985: 0.062 quad Btu1986: 0.066 quad Btu1987: 0.061 quad Btu1988: 0.071 quad Btu1989: 0.07 quad Btu1990: 0.067 quad Btu1991: 0.062 quad Btu1992: 0.067 quad Btu1993: 0.067 quad Btu1994: 0.056 quad Btu1995: 0.058 quad Btu1996: 0.061 quad Btu1997: 0.059 quad Btu1998: 0.055 quad Btu1999: 0.059 quad Btu2000: 0.032 quad Btu2001: 0.031 quad Btu2002: 0.033 quad Btu2003: 0.036 quad Btu2004: 0.04 quad Btu2005: 0.046 quad Btu2006: 0.051 quad Btu2007: 0.052 quad Btu2008: 0.049 quad Btu2009: 0.046 quad Btu2010: 0.056 quad Btu2011: 0.065 quad Btu2012: 0.066 quad Btu2013: 0.085 quad Btu2014: 0.108 quad Btu2015: 0.077 quad Btu2016: 0.066 quad Btu2017: 0.071 quad Btu2018: 0.086 quad Btu2019: 0.08 quad Btu2020: 0.093 quad Btu2021: 0.105 quad Btu2022: 0.11 quad Btu2023: 0.116 quad Btu2024: 0.117 quad Btu
Change over the period: +0.056 (+93.22%) Average annual rate: 1.51 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.117 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 11.763 quad Btu
Middle Africa computed 0.863 quad Btu
Low-income countries computed 2.93 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 0.117 +0.001 +0.44%
2023 0.116 +0.006 +5.85%
2022 0.11 +0.005 +4.48%
2021 0.105 +0.011 +12.31%
2020 0.093 +0.013 +16.11%
2019 0.08 −0.005 −6.28%
2018 0.086 +0.015 +21.24%
2017 0.071 +0.005 +6.85%
2016 0.066 −0.011 −14.46%
2015 0.077 −0.031 −28.5%
2014 0.108 +0.023 +27.55%
2013 0.085 +0.019 +29.13%
2012 0.066 +0.001 +1.7%
2011 0.065 +0.009 +16.1%
2010 0.056 +0.01 +21.77%
2009 0.046 −0.003 −6.89%
2008 0.049 −0.003 −5.94%
2007 0.052 +0.001 +2.66%
2006 0.051 +0.005 +10.78%
2005 0.046 +0.005 +13.43%
2004 0.04 +0.005 +13.69%
2003 0.036 +0.003 +9.04%
2002 0.033 +0.002 +6.61%
2001 0.031 −0.002 −5.13%
2000 0.032 −0.027 −45.11%
1999 0.059 +0.003 +6.11%
1998 0.055 −0.003 −5.27%
1997 0.059 −0.002 −3.85%
1996 0.061 +0.003 +4.48%
1995 0.058 +0.003 +4.91%
1994 0.056 −0.011 −17.14%
1993 0.067 −0 −0.54%
1992 0.067 +0.005 +8.39%
1991 0.062 −0.005 −7.84%
1990 0.067 −0.003 −3.89%
1989 0.07 −0.001 −1.66%
1988 0.071 +0.01 +16.11%
1987 0.061 −0.005 −7.02%
1986 0.066 +0.004 +6.28%
1985 0.062 −0.001 −1.25%
1984 0.063 −0.002 −2.49%
1983 0.065 +0.001 +1.5%
1982 0.064 +0.002 +2.64%
1981 0.062 +0.002 +2.87%
1980 0.06

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).