Republic of the Congo

In brief

Access to electricity: 53% (2024). World rank 197 of 214 (1 = best); in Africa, 38 of 54. Renewable share of energy use: 71.4% (2021). World rank 26 of 212 (1 = best); in Africa, 22 of 54. Researchers per million people: 127 (2022). World rank 94 of 106 (1 = best); in Africa, 9 of 15. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 7.1% → 47.3%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 99 → 96, and access to electricity 43.4% → 53%. Worse than all its neighbours (Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, and Gabon): electricity from renewables and electricity from fossil fuels.