Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Congo
Congo: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) was 19.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, rural in Congo stood at 19.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.6% on the previous year and up 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Congo peaked at 19.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
That places Congo 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +79.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 19.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.1%, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 19.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.2%, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +79.6% | 10.8% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.6% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 10.8% | 19.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 199 Somalia 24.4% compare
- 200 Nigeria 23.5% compare
- 202 Haiti 15.0% compare
- 203 Burkina Faso 12.7% compare
- 204 Mozambique 12.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1122 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1382 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.65 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Congo?
- Access to electricity, rural in Congo was 19.4% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Congo ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.