Share of the population with access to electricity: Democratic Republic of Congo
22.5% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 25 years from 2000 to 2024 are below.
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (% of population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.5 |
| 2023 | 22.1 |
| 2022 | 21.5 |
| 2021 | 20.8 |
| 2020 | 20.1 |
| 2019 | 19.1 |
| 2018 | 18.7 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 17.3 |
| 2015 | 16.6 |
| 2014 | 13.5 |
| 2013 | 15.2 |
| 2012 | 15.4 |
| 2011 | 13.7 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2009 | 12.3 |
| 2008 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 15.2 |
| 2006 | 10.2 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8.3 |
| 2002 | 7.7 |
| 2001 | 7.1 |
| 2000 | 6.7 |