Congo, Rep.'s energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2021 PPP) was 86.15 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 45.06% from 59.39 in 2014 (3.79% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 86.15 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 73.15 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 59.39 | 2014 |
| Highest | 86.15 | 2024 |
| Lowest | 29.81 | 2000 |
| Average since 2015 | 78.15 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 38.02 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Congo, Rep.'s energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2021 PPP) rose 0.13 on 2023 (from 86.03 to 86.15).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.6 and a typical year strayed about 4.4 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.5 in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.08 in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.37 a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Congo, Rep. had the 56th highest value of the 141 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Rep. | 86.15 | 2024 |
| World | 86.78 | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 93.26 | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 73.89 | 2024 |
Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Energy use per PPP GDP is the kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use per constant PPP GDP. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to 2021 constant international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | Energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2021 PPP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 86.15 |
| 2023 | 86.03 |
| 2022 | 83.88 |
| 2021 | 85.01 |
| 2020 | 84.65 |
| 2019 | 73.15 |
| 2018 | 70.92 |
| 2017 | 74.96 |
| 2016 | 72.98 |
| 2015 | 63.75 |
| 2014 |
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2021 PPP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 48.46 (2024)
- Benin — 110.34 (2024)
- Botswana — 74.36 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 130.55 (2024)
- Cameroon — 67.07 (2024)
- Chad — 70.32 (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 250.69 (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 70.74 (2024)
- Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Congo, Rep.
- Population in largest city — 2.81 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 67.66% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 4.24 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 65.34% (2025)
- Rural population — 2.33 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 35.88% (2025)
- Urban population — 4.16 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 64.12% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 1,760 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Rep.'s energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2021 PPP)?
- 86.15 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 126.61% from 38.02 in 1990 (2.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 86.15 in 2024 and the lowest 29.81 in 2000.
- How does Congo, Rep. rank?
- 56th highest of 141 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2021 PPP) unusual for Congo, Rep.?
- In 2024, Congo, Rep.'s energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2021 PPP) rose 0.13 on 2023 (from 86.03 to 86.15). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.6 and a typical year strayed about 4.4 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.USE.COMM.GD.PP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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