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

Latest (2024)
0.818 people per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.943 people per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.818 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Central African Republic, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.812000201220242000: 0.94 people per person2001: 0.943 people per person2002: 0.939 people per person2003: 0.934 people per person2004: 0.93 people per person2005: 0.926 people per person2006: 0.922 people per person2007: 0.916 people per person2008: 0.925 people per person2009: 0.906 people per person2010: 0.902 people per person2011: 0.896 people per person2012: 0.89 people per person2013: 0.885 people per person2014: 0.88 people per person2015: 0.873 people per person2016: 0.866 people per person2017: 0.859 people per person2018: 0.854 people per person2019: 0.857 people per person2020: 0.846 people per person2021: 0.843 people per person2022: 0.843 people per person2023: 0.824 people per person2024: 0.818 people per person

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

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Central African Republic, 2000 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 1 South Sudan 0.946 people per person compare
  2. 2 Chad 0.866 people per person compare
  3. 3 Malawi 0.844 people per person compare
  4. 5 Burundi 0.799 people per person compare
  5. 6 Niger 0.787 people per person compare
  6. 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.775 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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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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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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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.