Access to electricity as a share of population rose 2.29% to 49.5% in Congo in 2020, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, access to electricity as a share of population in Congo reached an all time high of 49.5% in 2020 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 64.7%, 15.5% in Central African Republic, 91.6% in Gabon and 19.1% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2020.
Congo has been ranked 154th 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 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | % | 32.0% | 42.0% | 41.8% | 43.0% | 45.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 56.8% | 58.6% | 59.8% | 61.0% | 62.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 12.1% | 12.7% | 13.5% | 14.3% | 14.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 8.41% | 7.70% | 9.26% | 10.9% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 43.4% | 44.4% | 45.5% | 46.6% | 47.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 13.5% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 17.9% | 18.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | 65.9% | 66.0% | 66.2% | 66.3% | 66.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 87.0% | 87.4% | 88.2% | 86.3% | 89.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 54.0% | 52.5% | 59.3% | 54.4% | 56.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 44.9% | 46.9% | 48.8% | 50.8% | 52.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 27.9% | 31.1% | 35.4% | 40.3% | 40.3% |
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