
Republic of the Congo: Energy use per capita
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Republic of the Congo |
Energy use per capita |
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Latest value | 531.48 |
Year | 2014 |
Measure | kilograms of oil equivalent |
Data availability | 1971 - 2014 |
Average | 339.62 |
Min - Max | 226.50 - 543.71 |
Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2014 is 531.48 kilograms of oil equivalent, a decline from 543.71 kilograms of oil equivalent in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 2619.80 kilograms of oil equivalent, based on data from 132 countries. Historically, the average for the Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 2014 is 339.62 kilograms of oil equivalent. The minimum value, 226.5 kilograms of oil equivalent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 543.71 kilograms of oil equivalent was recorded in 2013.
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The energy use per capita in the Republic of the Congo includes all types of energy sources, from domestic production and imports. For easy comparison, the energy is expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent.
Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
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Gasoline prices | 0.97 | 2016 | dollars |
Diesel prices | 0.90 | 2014 | dollars |
Energy use per capita | 531.48 | 2014 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
Share of clean energy | 71.40 | 2021 | percent |
Carbon intensity | 0.19 | 2023 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
Energy use per $1000 GDP | 57.67 | 2014 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 0.00 | 2015 | million kWh |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 7 | 2023 | Mt CO2 eq |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 1.17 | 2023 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
Greenhouse gas emissions | 19,422 | 2020 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
GDP per unit of energy | 10.85 | 2014 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
Energy imports | -496.60 | 2014 | percent |
Natural resources income | 37.71 | 2021 | percent |
Oil revenue | 34.38 | 2021 | percent |
Natural gas revenue | 0.36 | 2021 | percent |
Access to electricity | 50.60 | 2022 | percent |
Gasoline consumption per capita | 35.407 | 2023 | liters per person per year |