Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 1.01 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1.01 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.01 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 401,414 TJ, in 1990.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 464,418 TJ | 401,414 TJ | 530,708 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 641,348 TJ | 545,336 TJ | 743,620 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 793,757 TJ | 631,399 TJ | 881,064 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 977,273 TJ | 921,499 TJ | 1.01 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.58 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 44.99 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 7,781 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 11 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.01 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 401,414 TJ in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.