Share of electricity generation from renewables in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Central African Republic, 2000–2023
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 100.0% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Central African Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2001.
Central African Republic ranks 1st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 72.7% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.6%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.1%, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 72.7% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 81.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
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 share of electricity generation from renewables in Central African Republic?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Central African Republic was 100.0% in 2023, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2001.
- How does Central African Republic rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Central African Republic ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.