Access to electricity, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Access to electricity, rural was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Access to electricity, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2007–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 1.0% for access to electricity, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 1.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.8% | — |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 209 Burundi 3.6% compare
- 210 Central African Republic 2.0% compare
- 211 Angola 1.3% compare
- 213 Libya 0.8% compare
- 213 Mauritania 0.8% compare
- 215 South Sudan 0.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 72.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5489 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Access to electricity, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 1.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.