Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.818 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Central African Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.818 people per person for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 0.943 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.818 people per person, in 2024.
Central African Republic ranks 4th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.94 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.943 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.939 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.934 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.93 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.926 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.922 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.916 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.925 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.906 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.902 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.896 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.89 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.885 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.88 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.873 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.866 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.859 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.854 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.857 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.846 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.843 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.843 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.824 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.818 people per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9281 people per person | 0.906 people per person | 0.943 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8762 people per person | 0.854 people per person | 0.902 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8348 people per person | 0.818 people per person | 0.846 people per person | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Central African Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 26.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.818 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.818 people per person in 2024.
- How does Central African Republic rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.