Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Central African Republic

Access to electricity in the Central African Republic in 2024 — 18.2%. Ranked 212 in the world out of 215. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 15.2 pp.

2024 18.2% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 212of 215
Period maximum 18.2%2024
Period minimum 3%1995

Trend over time

1995–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Central African Republic, 1995–202405101520199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 3%1996: 3.3%1997: 3.8%1998: 4.3%1999: 4.8%2000: 6%2001: 5.7%2002: 6.1%2003: 6.6%2004: 7%2005: 7.4%2006: 7.8%2007: 8.4%2008: 7.5%2009: 9.4%2010: 9.8%2011: 10.4%2012: 11%2013: 11.5%2014: 12%2015: 12.7%2016: 13.4%2017: 14.1%2018: 14.6%2019: 14.3%2020: 15.4%2021: 15.7%2022: 15.7%2023: 17.6%2024: 18.2%
Change over the period: +15.2 pp Annual average: 0.52 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 18.2%
World 91.9%
Middle Africa computed 36.4%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 18.2 +0.6 pp
2023 17.6 +1.9 pp
2022 15.7 +0 pp
2021 15.7 +0.3 pp
2020 15.4 +1.1 pp
2019 14.3 −0.3 pp
2018 14.6 +0.5 pp
2017 14.1 +0.7 pp
2016 13.4 +0.7 pp
2015 12.7 +0.7 pp
2014 12 +0.5 pp
2013 11.5 +0.5 pp
2012 11 +0.6 pp
2011 10.4 +0.6 pp
2010 9.8 +0.4 pp
2009 9.4 +1.9 pp
2008 7.5 −0.9 pp
2007 8.4 +0.6 pp
2006 7.8 +0.4 pp
2005 7.4 +0.4 pp
2004 7 +0.4 pp
2003 6.6 +0.5 pp
2002 6.1 +0.4 pp
2001 5.7 −0.3 pp
2000 6 +1.2 pp
1999 4.8 +0.5 pp
1998 4.3 +0.5 pp
1997 3.8 +0.5 pp
1996 3.3 +0.3 pp
1995 3

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.