Infrastructure — Republic of the Congo
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for Republic of the Congo: 27
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Transportation
- Airports - total
27
- Airports with Paved Runways
8
- Railways
551 Miles 886 Kilometers
- Roadways- total
10,743 Miles 17,289 Kilometers
- Roadways- paved
537 Miles 864 Kilometers
- Waterways
696 Miles 1,120 Kilometers
- Ports and Terminals
Brazzaville, Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo, Pointe-Noire
Communications
- Telephones
24,300
- Cell Phones
1,334,000
- Internet Users
70,000
- Internet Country Code
cg
- Internet Hosts
42
- Telephone System
- General Assessment: The primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable with services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo;
- intercity lines are frequently out of order Domestic: Fixed-line infrastructure is inadequate providing less than 1 connection per 100 persons; in the absence of an adequate fixed-line infrastructure, mobile-cellular
- subscribership has surged to 90 per 100 persons International: Country code - 242; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
471,000,000
- Electricity Imports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
449,000,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
400,000,000
- Natural Gas Consumption - Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
930,000,000
- Natural Gas Exports- Cubic Meters (cu m)
39,000,000
- Natural Gas Reserves- Cubic Meters (cu m)
90,610,000,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
10,710
- Oil Exports- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
290,000
- Oil Production- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
267,100
- Oil Reserves- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
1,600,000,000