🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo Environment - Air Quality, Renewable Energy & CO2

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo CD / COD #11

Nomad Score 34.0

Cities 6

Region African Union, Francophone, Africa, Africa, Middle Africa, Least Developed Countries

Currency CDF

🌍 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW

PM2.5 (2019) 31.6 µg/m³

Renewable Energy (2023) 100.0%

Sources: OWID, World Bank

💨 AIR QUALITY

PM2.5 Concentration 31.6 µg/m³

WHO Guideline 5.0 µg/m³

vs WHO limit 6.3x above guideline

Assessment Poor air quality

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory via OWID. WHO annual mean guideline: 5 µg/m³.

⚡ RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Share 100.0% of electricity

Assessment Highly renewable

Source: Ember / Energy Institute via OWID. Percentage of electricity from renewable sources.

🔌 INFRASTRUCTURE

Electricity Access (2023) 22.1%

Grid Losses (2023) 9.1%

Safe Water (2024) 11.9%

Sanitation (2024) 16.3%

🌳 NATURE & AIR QUALITY

Forest Area (2023) 54.2%

Renewable Electricity (2021) 90.4%

PM2.5 (WB) (2020) 26.7 µg/m³

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