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Zambia vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Energy

ZambiaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Electricity - production11.55 billion kWh (2016 est.)9.046 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption11.04 billion kWh (2016 est.)7.43 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports1.176 billion kWh (2015 est.)422 million kWh (2015 est.)
Electricity - imports2.185 billion kWh (2016 est.)20 million kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production0 bbl/day (2018 est.)17,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - imports12,860 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)20,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)180 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)991.1 million cu m (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - production0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity2.573 million kW (2016 est.)2.587 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels5% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)2% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants93% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)98% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production13,120 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption23,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)21,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports371 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports10,150 bbl/day (2015 est.)21,140 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 37% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 76% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 6% (2019)
electrification - total population: 9% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 19% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 0.4% (2019)

Source: CIA Factbook