Congo exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Congo in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 51.0K | 0.0M | $2.9B | 2.81% | 0.00% | 8.23% |
| IND | 22.9K | 0.0M | $3.1B | 1.26% | 0.00% | 9.08% |
| RES | 1,743.6K | 6.5M | $28.7B | 95.93% | 100.00% | 82.70% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Congo.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Congo.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Congo.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Brazzaville | 561.9K | 2,447.3K | $10.5B | 30.92% | 37.74% | 30.27% |
| Likouala | 365.8K | 371.5K | $7.8B | 20.13% | 5.73% | 22.46% |
| Pointe-Noire | 218.1K | 974.9K | $3.7B | 12.00% | 15.03% | 10.70% |
| Kouilou | 145.9K | 631.5K | $2.8B | 8.03% | 9.74% | 8.01% |
| Bouenza | 91.5K | 387.9K | $1.9B | 5.04% | 5.98% | 5.42% |
| Cuvette | 77.6K | 332.9K | $1.5B | 4.27% | 5.13% | 4.42% |
| Niari | 81.1K | 353.2K | $1.5B | 4.46% | 5.45% | 4.37% |
| Plateaux | 67.6K | 298.8K | $1.2B | 3.72% | 4.61% | 3.44% |
| Cuvette-Ouest | 54.5K | 124.2K | $1.1B | 3.00% | 1.92% | 3.04% |
| Lékoumou | 50.6K | 107.3K | $1.0B | 2.78% | 1.65% | 2.76% |
| Sangha | 50.2K | 220.0K | $0.9B | 2.76% | 3.39% | 2.63% |
| Pool | 52.7K | 234.9K | $0.9B | 2.90% | 3.62% | 2.48% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Congo.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 116,702 | 424.1K | $3,368.1M | 6.42% | 6.54% | 9.71% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 240,506 | 874.1K | $3,150.3M | 13.23% | 13.48% | 9.08% |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 232,004 | 822.1K | $2,884.4M | 12.77% | 12.68% | 8.32% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 100,225 | 364.2K | $2,687.9M | 5.51% | 5.62% | 7.75% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 119,720 | 424.2K | $2,057.0M | 6.59% | 6.54% | 5.93% | |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 96,929 | 352.2K | $2,024.2M | 5.33% | 5.43% | 5.84% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 246,672 | 874.1K | $1,923.9M | 13.57% | 13.48% | 5.55% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 102,823 | 364.4K | $1,641.4M | 5.66% | 5.62% | 4.73% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 75,504 | 274.5K | $1,526.9M | 4.15% | 4.23% | 4.40% |
| ADO|ST|E | E+ETO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 165,713 | 587.2K | $1,304.7M | 9.12% | 9.06% | 3.76% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 77,447 | 274.4K | $932.5M | 4.26% | 4.23% | 2.69% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 30,160 | 136.7K | $889.9M | 1.66% | 2.11% | 2.57% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 11,678 | 52.9K | $605.8M | 0.64% | 0.82% | 1.75% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 6,471 | 0.0K | $530.6M | 0.36% | 0.00% | 1.53% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 14,631 | 53.1K | $519.8M | 0.81% | 0.82% | 1.50% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 3,036 | 0.0K | $427.1M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 1.23% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 2,164 | 0.0K | $385.9M | 0.12% | 0.00% | 1.11% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 3,270 | 0.0K | $383.0M | 0.18% | 0.00% | 1.10% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 6,543 | 0.0K | $382.9M | 0.36% | 0.00% | 1.10% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 5,654 | 0.0K | $330.6M | 0.31% | 0.00% | 0.95% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 2,825 | 0.0K | $330.3M | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.95% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,017 | 0.0K | $309.8M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.89% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 1,563 | 44.5K | $306.1M | 0.09% | 0.69% | 0.88% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 3,655 | 0.0K | $300.2M | 0.20% | 0.00% | 0.87% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 3,227 | 92.0K | $286.9M | 0.18% | 1.42% | 0.83% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,969 | 0.0K | $276.2M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.80% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 1,360 | 37.8K | $242.8M | 0.07% | 0.58% | 0.70% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 6,244 | 22.7K | $222.5M | 0.34% | 0.35% | 0.64% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 6,244 | 22.7K | $222.5M | 0.34% | 0.35% | 0.64% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 1,229 | 0.0K | $218.3M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.63% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 3,887 | 17.5K | $201.0M | 0.21% | 0.27% | 0.58% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 655 | 0.0K | $200.8M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.58% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 541 | 22.8K | $181.4M | 0.03% | 0.35% | 0.52% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 5,753 | 20.9K | $177.0M | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.51% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 4,874 | 17.7K | $173.1M | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.50% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 7,958 | 0.0K | $165.5M | 0.44% | 0.00% | 0.48% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 15,920 | 0.0K | $165.5M | 0.88% | 0.00% | 0.48% | |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 24,193 | 85.7K | $163.0M | 1.33% | 1.32% | 0.47% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 6,425 | 22.8K | $136.0M | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.39% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 6,425 | 22.8K | $136.0M | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.39% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 2,557 | 0.0K | $133.1M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.38% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 1,279 | 0.0K | $132.8M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.38% | |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 18,302 | 64.8K | $129.7M | 1.01% | 1.00% | 0.37% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 916 | 0.0K | $128.1M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.37% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 5,892 | 20.9K | $108.2M | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.31% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 418 | 0.0K | $103.2M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.30% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 303 | 0.0K | $93.2M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.27% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 4,281 | 15.2K | $90.7M | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.26% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 613 | 0.0K | $89.9M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.26% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 431 | 0.0K | $76.1M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 100 | 0.0K | $68.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 172 | 7.3K | $58.6M | 0.01% | 0.11% | 0.17% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 404 | 0.0K | $58.2M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 2,738 | 10.0K | $58.2M | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.17% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 128 | 7.3K | $55.0M | 0.01% | 0.11% | 0.16% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 131 | 0.0K | $51.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 112 | 0.0K | $44.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 135 | 0.0K | $42.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 171 | 4.9K | $41.5M | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.12% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 171 | 4.9K | $41.5M | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.12% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 263 | 0.0K | $40.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 263 | 0.0K | $40.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 520 | 0.0K | $40.5M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 520 | 0.0K | $40.5M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 2,800 | 9.9K | $35.6M | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.10% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 245 | 0.0K | $34.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 245 | 0.0K | $34.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 5,892 | 20.9K | $33.3M | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.10% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 119 | 0.0K | $32.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 1,429 | 5.1K | $30.2M | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.09% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 209 | 0.0K | $29.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 345 | 0.0K | $25.3M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 85 | 0.0K | $24.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 85 | 0.0K | $24.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 328 | 0.0K | $23.4M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 141 | 0.0K | $20.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 94 | 0.0K | $20.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 190 | 0.0K | $20.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 9 | 0.0K | $18.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 43 | 2.4K | $18.3M | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.05% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 27 | 0.0K | $17.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 75 | 2.1K | $15.7M | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 98 | 0.0K | $15.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 48 | 0.0K | $14.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 92 | 0.0K | $9.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 46 | 0.0K | $9.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 26 | 0.0K | $8.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 115 | 0.0K | $8.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 16 | 0.0K | $7.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 16 | 0.0K | $7.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 31 | 0.7K | $3.9M | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 2 | 0.0K | $2.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 2 | 0.0K | $1.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |