Congo Dr Energy Information

Congo Dr Energy Research

Congo Dr Total Energy Production & Consumption

Energy consumption per capita is 0.38 toe, including around 128 kWh of electricity (2023).

Total consumption has increased by 4%/year since 2020.

Biomass covers 92% of the country's energy needs. Although it has a large surplus of firewood, the eastern part of the country, which is more populated, is subject to fast deforestation, just like the periphery of the cities.

Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)

Source: Congo DR energy report

Interactive Chart Congo Dr Total Energy Production & Consumption

Source: Global Energy & CO₂ data

Congo Dr Oil Production & Consumption

Oil production remained stable in 2023 (1 Mt). It was roughly stable between 2008 and 2021 (1.1-1.2 Mt) and decreased slightly in 2022. It declined between a peak of 1.4 Mt in 2004 and 2008.

Since the closure of the SOCIR refinery in 2001, all the crude oil production is exported.

Source: Congo DR energy report

Interactive Chart Congo Dr Crude Oil Production & Consumption

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Interactive Chart Congo Dr Refined Oil Products Production & Consumption

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Congo Dr GHG emissions and CO₂ emissions

In its updated NDC (2021), the country is targeting a 21% reduction in GHG emissions in 2030 compared to a BAU scenario, of which 2% is unconditional and 19% is conditional upon international support. The investment needed to implement the NDC mitigation actions is estimated at US$25.6bn.GHG emissions including LULUCF increased by a third from 531 MtCO2eq in 2000 to 709 MtCO2eq in 2018. The forest sector is the main GHG emitting sector, accounting for 3/4 of the total, followed by the waste sector (23%).

Source: Congo DR energy report

Interactive Chart Congo Dr CO₂ emissions

Source: Global Energy & CO₂ data