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Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. South Sudan

Energy

Democratic Republic of the CongoSouth Sudan
Electricity - production9.046 billion kWh (2016 est.)412.8 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption7.43 billion kWh (2016 est.)391.8 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports422 million kWh (2015 est.)0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports20 million kWh (2016 est.)0 kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production17,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)150,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Oil - imports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports20,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)147,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves180 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)3.75 billion bbl (1 January 2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves991.1 million cu m (1 January 2018 est.)63.71 billion cu m (1 January 2016 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 capacity2.587 million kW (2016 est.)80,400 kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels2% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants98% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)0% 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 sources0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production0 bbl/day (2017 est.)0 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption21,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)8,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports21,140 bbl/day (2015 est.)7,160 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 9% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 19% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 0.4% (2019)
electrification - total population: 28.2% (2018)

electrification - urban areas: 46.8% (2018)

electrification - rural areas: 23.6% (2018)

Source: CIA Factbook