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Congo, Dem. Rep. — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Congo, Dem. Rep., 2000–2024.
Latest value · 2024
22.50%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +235.8% since 2000
Electricity access for Congo, Dem. Rep. was 22.50% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 6.00% in 2005 (about 3.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 5.18% per year.
Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 209 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Congo, Dem. Rep. sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 67%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
22.50%
First (2000)
6.70%
Change
+235.8%
Highest
22.50%
in 2024
Lowest
6.00%
in 2005
Average
14.46%
Annual growth (CAGR)
5.18%
Years of data
25
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.5% |
| 2023 | 22.1% |
| 2022 | 21.5% |
| 2021 | 20.8% |
| 2020 | 20.1% |
| 2019 | 19.1% |
| 2018 | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 18% |
| 2016 | 17.3% |
| 2015 | 16.6% |
| 2014 | 13.5% |
| 2013 | 15.2% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.