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Congo Dr Energy Information

Congo Dr Key Figures

Population:
99.0 million
GDP growth rate:
8.92 %/year
Energy independence:
100%

Data of the last year available: 2022

Total consumption/GDP:*
73.8 (2005=100)
CO2 Emissions:
0.02 tCO2/capita
Rate of T&D power losses:
8.34%

* at purchasing power parity

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Total Energy Consumption

Energy consumption per capita is 0.33 toe, including around 125 kWh of electricity (2022).

Total consumption has increased by 1.6%/year since 2018.

Biomass covers 94% 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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Crude Oil Production

Oil production was roughly stable between 2008 and 202021 (1.1-1.2 Mt) and has slightly decreased to 1 Mt 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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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%).