Solid biofuels — Energy production in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 1.40 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production 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 production in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1.40 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.40 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 420,814 TJ, in 1990.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th of 209 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 | 486,110 TJ | 420,814 TJ | 548,297 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 653,120 TJ | 555,437 TJ | 757,204 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million TJ | 783,245 TJ | 1.22 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million TJ | 1.27 million TJ | 1.40 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 production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.40 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 420,814 TJ in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 production. 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.