Congo Dr Key Figures
- Population:
- 102 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 8.56 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 97.0%
Data of the last year available: 2023
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 77.9 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 0.06 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 14.2%
* at purchasing power parity
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Congo Dr Total Energy 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)
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Congo Dr Crude Oil Production
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.
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Congo Dr CO2 Fuel Combustion/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%).