What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Central African Republic and Somalia?

4.55 kilowatt-hours, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Somalia: Electricity generation per person

Central African Republic

27.17 kilowatt-hours

in 2023

Somalia

22.62 kilowatt-hours

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

205th

Somalia rank

208th

Electricity generation per person over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 27.17 kilowatt-hours against 22.62 kilowatt-hours in Somalia, a difference of 4.55 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 205th and Somalia ranks 208th of 210 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.66 kilowatt-hours	27.73 kilowatt-hours	4.93 kilowatt-hours	Central African Republic
2010s	34.62 kilowatt-hours	25.66 kilowatt-hours	8.95 kilowatt-hours	Central African Republic
2020s	28.45 kilowatt-hours	22.67 kilowatt-hours	5.78 kilowatt-hours	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Central African Republic, at 27.17 kilowatt-hours against 22.62 kilowatt-hours in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 4.55 kilowatt-hours, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for electricity generation per person?: Central African Republic ranks 205th and Somalia ranks 208th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Electricity generation per person
Unit: kilowatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.