Access to electricity as a share of population rose 1.38% to 51.3% in Congo in 2023, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, access to electricity as a share of population in Congo reached an all time high of 51.3% in 2023 and an all time low of 0.010% in 1990. When compared to Congo's main peers, access to electricity as a share of population in Cameroon amounted to 72.0%, 17.6% in Central African Republic, 94.1% in Gabon and 22.1% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2023.
Congo has been ranked 157th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of access to electricity as a share of population, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Access to Electricity (As % of Population) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | % | 42.9% | 45.3% | 45.6% | 47.0% | 48.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 60.9% | 62.2% | 63.2% | 64.3% | 65.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 14.1% | 14.6% | 14.3% | 15.4% | 15.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 10.9% | 10.1% | 8.40% | 10.9% | 11.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 46.2% | 47.0% | 47.7% | 48.7% | 49.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 18.0% | 18.7% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 20.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | 66.4% | 66.5% | 66.6% | 66.7% | 66.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 86.3% | 89.6% | 90.3% | 91.1% | 91.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 54.4% | 56.5% | 55.4% | 55.4% | 59.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 53.0% | 55.3% | 57.6% | 59.7% | 61.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 40.3% | 40.2% | 43.0% | 44.6% | 46.7% |
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