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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Democratic Republic of the Congo: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 19.7% (2024), 177th of 188 in the world and 37th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 58.5 (2024), 196th of 210 in the world and 42nd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.0 (2024), 201st of 208 in the world and 42nd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users19.7%2024 · world 177/188 · region 37/46Mobile subscriptions58.52024 · world 196/210 · region 42/48Fixed broadband0.02024 · world 201/208 · region 42/48Fixed telephone0.02024 · world 209/213 · region 45/48
Internet users
Democratic Republic of the C…Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199620012006201120162021Democratic Republic of the Congo19.7%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
Democratic Republic of the C…Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Democratic Republic of the Congo58.5Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Democratic Republic of the Congo in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population19.7%2024177/18837/460.0%0.7%14.5%+16.7 ppsince 201435.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people58.52024196/21042/480.017.242.5+24%since 201490.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.02024201/20842/48·0.00.0+4,922%since 20141.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.02024209/21345/480.00.10.0—since 20140.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people102024208/21542/48·04+2,814%since 20149032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population22.5%2024209/21542/486.7%13.0%20.1%+9.0 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population1.0%2024210/21146/47··1.0%−0.8 ppsince 200735.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population55.0%2024210/21345/4820.0%37.8%42.8%+13.0 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population5.0%2024179/19235/482.0%3.0%4.0%+2.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person127 kWh2024140/14925/3290 kWh99 kWh130 kWh+8.2%since 2014380 kWh190 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person402 kgoe2024130/15017/32275 kgoe290 kgoe372 kgoe+12%since 2014476 kgoe362 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output9.1%202484/14929/322.7%5.2%9.0%+1.0 ppsince 201413.4%18.9%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Democratic Republic of the Congo. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorDemocratic Republic of the CongoTanzaniaUgandaAngolaCameroonZambia
Internet users19.7%202431.2%20248.9%202440.7%202446.3%202417.1%2024
Mobile subscriptions58.52024126.6202483.2202469.72024108.22024108.72024
Fixed broadband0.020240.220240.220240.420242.120220.82024
Fixed telephone0.020240.120240.420240.220240.220240.32024
Secure servers102024522024542024492024252024812024
Electricity access22.5%202452.4%202455.3%202455.5%202472.0%202453.6%2024
Electricity access, rural1.0%202433.7%202444.8%20241.3%202442.7%202431.3%2024
Electricity access, urban55.0%202485.2%202478.3%202478.0%202495.6%202480.3%2024
Clean cooking5.0%202411.0%20242.0%202456.0%202432.0%202410.0%2024
Tanzania: digital & energy accessUganda: digital & energy accessAngola: digital & energy accessCameroon: digital & energy accessZambia: digital & energy access
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