Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. Central African Republic
Energy
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central African Republic |
|---|
| Electricity - production | 9.046 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 171.4 million kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - consumption | 7.43 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 159.4 million kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - exports | 422 million kWh (2015 est.) | 0 kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - imports | 20 million kWh (2016 est.) | 0 kWh (2016 est.) |
| Oil - production | 17,000 bbl/day (2018 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) |
| Oil - imports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Oil - exports | 20,000 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Oil - proved reserves | 180 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.) | 0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.) |
| Natural gas - proved reserves | 991.1 million cu m (1 January 2018 est.) | 0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.) |
| Natural gas - production | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - consumption | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - exports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - imports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - installed generating capacity | 2.587 million kW (2016 est.) | 38,300 kW (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - from fossil fuels | 2% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) | 50% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 98% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 50% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - from other renewable sources | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | 0 bbl/day (2017 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - consumption | 21,000 bbl/day (2016 est.) | 2,800 bbl/day (2016 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | 21,140 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 2,799 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Electricity access | electrification - total population: 9% (2019)
electrification - urban areas: 19% (2019)
electrification - rural areas: 0.4% (2019) | electrification - total population: 3% (2019)
electrification - urban areas: 7% (2019)
electrification - rural areas: 0.4% (2019) |
Source: CIA Factbook
