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Electricity Demand in 🇨🇩 Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)

Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)'s electricity demand is a dynamic and vital component of its energy landscape. It reflects the nation's growing need for electrical power to support various sectors, including residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation. Over the years, Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) has witnessed significant shifts in electricity demand due to various factors such as population growth, urbanization, and technological advancements.

  • In 2021, Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)'s electricity demand decreased by -7.88%
  • In total, Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) used 11.23 Terrawatt hours of electricity in 2021.
  • Demand increased with a total of -0.96 MWh in 2021, compared to previous year.
  • Since 2000, Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)'s demand for electricity has increased with 138.43%

Electricity Demand in Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) (2000-2021)

Between the year 2000 and 2021 the electricity demand in Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) has grown from 4.71 TW to 11.23 TW, an increase of consumed Terawatt hours by 138.43% in a 21 year time period.

Year TW YoY absolute change YoY change
2000 4.71 %
2001 4.72 0.01 0.21%
2002 4.75 0.03 0.64%
2003 4.78 0.03 0.63%
2004 5.63 0.85 17.78%
2005 5.67 0.04 0.71%
2006 6.16 0.49 8.64%
2007 6.44 0.28 4.55%
2008 6.86 0.42 6.52%
2009 6.97 0.11 1.6%
2010 7.07 0.1 1.43%
2011 7.68 0.61 8.63%
2012 8.1 0.42 5.47%
2013 8.74 0.64 7.9%
2014 9.81 1.07 12.24%
2015 8.44 -1.37 -13.97%
2016 8.62 0.18 2.13%
2017 10.04 1.42 16.47%
2018 10.56 0.52 5.18%
2019 11.22 0.66 6.25%
2020 12.19 0.97 8.65%
2021 11.23 -0.96 -7.88%

Electricity Demand vs Electricity Consumption

It's important to not conflate the two, electircity demnad represents how much electricity an entity, country or region need in a moment of time. While electricity consumption represents how much electricity is used over a period of time. Electricity demand is measured in kilowatt (kW) while electricity consumption is measured as kilowatt-hours (kWh).

Data Information

Data found on this page is a derivative of Ember-Climate Yearly electricity data.

Data Sources

Ember-Climate

Ember-Climate Yearly Electricity Data

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. Data is collected from multi-country datasets (EIA, Eurostat, BP, UN) as well as national sources (e.g China data from the National Bureau of Statistics).

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