Democratic Republic of the Congo exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Democratic Republic of the 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 | 388.9K | 0.0M | $16.9B | 1.67% | 0.00% | 6.38% |
| IND | 147.4K | 0.0M | $12.9B | 0.63% | 0.00% | 4.88% |
| RES | 22,790.7K | 112.8M | $235.0B | 97.70% | 100.00% | 88.74% |

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

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Democratic Republic of the 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 | ||||||
| Kinshasa | 1,835.6K | 9.7M | $20.3B | 7.87% | 8.61% | 7.68% |
| Haut-Katanga | 1,616.9K | 5.1M | $19.7B | 6.93% | 4.51% | 7.45% |
| Nord-Kivu | 1,694.9K | 8.9M | $19.3B | 7.27% | 7.90% | 7.30% |
| Sud-Kivu | 1,469.1K | 7.8M | $16.5B | 6.30% | 6.88% | 6.24% |
| Kwilu | 1,505.9K | 8.0M | $16.4B | 6.46% | 7.10% | 6.18% |
| Kongo Central | 1,371.7K | 7.3M | $14.8B | 5.88% | 6.48% | 5.60% |
| Ituri | 1,237.8K | 6.5M | $14.2B | 5.31% | 5.77% | 5.35% |
| Haut-Lomami | 1,198.9K | 3.3M | $13.9B | 5.14% | 2.90% | 5.26% |
| Kasaï Central | 1,071.1K | 4.7M | $12.3B | 4.59% | 4.20% | 4.64% |
| Kasaï | 954.4K | 4.1M | $11.1B | 4.09% | 3.63% | 4.18% |
| Kasaï Oriental | 847.7K | 3.9M | $9.8B | 3.63% | 3.49% | 3.69% |
| Tanganyika | 819.9K | 3.4M | $9.6B | 3.51% | 2.97% | 3.64% |
| Tshopo | 779.3K | 4.1M | $8.7B | 3.34% | 3.65% | 3.28% |
| Sud-Ubangi | 715.2K | 3.8M | $7.9B | 3.07% | 3.36% | 2.99% |
| Lualaba | 618.9K | 2.9M | $7.7B | 2.65% | 2.53% | 2.90% |
| Haut-Uélé | 625.8K | 3.3M | $7.2B | 2.68% | 2.92% | 2.73% |
| Lomami | 622.4K | 3.1M | $7.1B | 2.67% | 2.73% | 2.70% |
| Maniema | 598.5K | 3.1M | $6.8B | 2.57% | 2.79% | 2.58% |
| Kwango | 586.2K | 3.1M | $6.5B | 2.51% | 2.75% | 2.45% |
| Mongala | 502.7K | 2.7M | $5.6B | 2.16% | 2.35% | 2.13% |
| Mai-Ndombe | 498.9K | 2.6M | $5.5B | 2.14% | 2.35% | 2.08% |
| Équateur | 458.0K | 2.4M | $5.3B | 1.96% | 2.13% | 2.01% |
| Sankuru | 495.2K | 2.7M | $5.2B | 2.12% | 2.36% | 1.95% |
| Tshuapa | 463.5K | 2.5M | $5.1B | 1.99% | 2.18% | 1.94% |
| Bas-Uélé | 377.1K | 2.0M | $4.2B | 1.62% | 1.77% | 1.57% |
| Nord-Ubangi | 361.6K | 1.9M | $4.0B | 1.55% | 1.70% | 1.51% |

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 1,333,434 | 6,473.0K | $27,837.6M | 5.72% | 5.74% | 10.51% |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 3,140,037 | 14,861.9K | $26,119.4M | 13.46% | 13.17% | 9.86% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 1,113,628 | 5,406.0K | $25,195.4M | 4.77% | 4.79% | 9.51% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 3,303,573 | 16,036.9K | $20,047.4M | 14.16% | 14.21% | 7.57% |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 1,312,080 | 6,369.4K | $18,330.2M | 5.62% | 5.64% | 6.92% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,367,610 | 6,473.0K | $17,000.1M | 5.86% | 5.74% | 6.42% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,142,169 | 5,405.9K | $15,386.5M | 4.90% | 4.79% | 5.81% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 1,173,195 | 5,695.1K | $14,990.3M | 5.03% | 5.05% | 5.66% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 3,388,258 | 16,036.8K | $12,242.7M | 14.53% | 14.21% | 4.62% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 1,203,279 | 5,695.2K | $9,154.4M | 5.16% | 5.05% | 3.46% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 468,777 | 2,847.6K | $8,750.7M | 2.01% | 2.52% | 3.30% | |
| ADO|ST|E | E+ETO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 2,242,891 | 10,615.7K | $8,167.9M | 9.62% | 9.41% | 3.08% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 94,804 | 575.9K | $3,612.4M | 0.41% | 0.51% | 1.36% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 118,624 | 575.8K | $3,094.1M | 0.51% | 0.51% | 1.17% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 51,358 | 0.0K | $3,013.0M | 0.22% | 0.00% | 1.14% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 17,984 | 681.5K | $2,535.1M | 0.08% | 0.60% | 0.96% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 15,014 | 569.1K | $2,294.5M | 0.06% | 0.50% | 0.87% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 17,126 | 0.0K | $2,191.2M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.83% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 72,091 | 0.0K | $1,999.4M | 0.31% | 0.00% | 0.75% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 144,188 | 0.0K | $1,999.4M | 0.62% | 0.00% | 0.75% | |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 376,028 | 1,779.8K | $1,877.1M | 1.61% | 1.58% | 0.71% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 44,583 | 1,688.0K | $1,825.7M | 0.19% | 1.50% | 0.69% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 46,681 | 226.5K | $1,770.4M | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.67% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 19,140 | 0.0K | $1,492.7M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.56% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 38,277 | 0.0K | $1,492.7M | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.56% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 50,839 | 246.8K | $1,326.0M | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.50% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 50,839 | 246.8K | $1,326.0M | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.50% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 16,663 | 0.0K | $1,299.9M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 33,330 | 0.0K | $1,299.9M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.49% | |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 238,393 | 1,128.3K | $1,294.2M | 1.02% | 1.00% | 0.49% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 15,630 | 0.0K | $1,284.4M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.48% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 12,998 | 0.0K | $1,262.3M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.48% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 26,010 | 0.0K | $1,262.3M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.48% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 63,731 | 309.4K | $1,209.1M | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 31,617 | 192.0K | $1,204.1M | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.45% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 20,166 | 0.0K | $1,183.2M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.45% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 14,073 | 0.0K | $1,155.6M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.44% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 47,861 | 226.5K | $1,081.1M | 0.21% | 0.20% | 0.41% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 4,348 | 246.8K | $1,079.7M | 0.02% | 0.22% | 0.41% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 39,532 | 191.9K | $1,031.4M | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.39% | |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 5,211 | 0.0K | $933.7M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 6,717 | 0.0K | $860.5M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.32% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 4,696 | 0.0K | $840.4M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.32% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 52,145 | 246.8K | $809.8M | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.31% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 52,145 | 246.8K | $809.8M | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.31% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 65,375 | 309.4K | $738.4M | 0.28% | 0.27% | 0.28% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 4,340 | 0.0K | $728.1M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 137,628 | 651.4K | $582.9M | 0.59% | 0.58% | 0.22% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 34,761 | 164.5K | $539.9M | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.20% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 1,529 | 0.0K | $489.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.18% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 2,306 | 0.0K | $423.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.16% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 1,448 | 82.3K | $359.9M | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.14% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 1,077 | 82.3K | $337.4M | 0.00% | 0.07% | 0.13% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 386 | 0.0K | $329.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 3,643 | 0.0K | $299.5M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 3,034 | 0.0K | $291.3M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 1,449 | 54.9K | $254.9M | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.10% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 1,449 | 54.9K | $254.9M | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.10% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,221 | 0.0K | $217.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 802 | 0.0K | $212.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,985 | 0.0K | $193.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,985 | 0.0K | $193.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 978 | 0.0K | $192.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 978 | 0.0K | $192.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 691 | 0.0K | $185.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 11,593 | 54.9K | $180.0M | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.07% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 1,327 | 0.0K | $162.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 511 | 0.0K | $161.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 613 | 23.3K | $157.7M | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.06% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 768 | 0.0K | $140.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,366 | 0.0K | $137.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 683 | 0.0K | $137.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,657 | 0.0K | $136.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 61 | 0.0K | $129.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,323 | 0.0K | $121.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 444 | 0.0K | $117.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,124 | 0.0K | $112.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 560 | 0.0K | $112.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 867 | 32.5K | $110.1M | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.04% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 353 | 26.8K | $110.0M | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 121 | 0.0K | $104.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 545 | 0.0K | $98.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 706 | 0.0K | $86.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 994 | 0.0K | $81.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 994 | 0.0K | $81.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 235 | 0.0K | $62.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 323 | 0.0K | $59.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 323 | 0.0K | $59.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 78 | 0.0K | $50.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 78 | 0.0K | $50.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 430 | 0.0K | $39.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 16 | 0.0K | $27.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 22 | 0.0K | $14.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 18 | 0.0K | $11.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |