Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Central African Republic

Hydro share of electricity in the Central African Republic in 2021 — 96.18%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.53 pp.

2021 96.18% +0 pp vs 2020
World rank 7of 208
Period maximum 99.8%2004
Period minimum 95.32%2016

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Central African Republic, 2000–2021949698100200020032006200920122015201820212000: 99.71%2001: 99.71%2002: 99.71%2003: 99.71%2004: 99.8%2005: 99.71%2006: 99.73%2007: 99.72%2008: 99.69%2009: 99.72%2010: 99.72%2011: 99.63%2012: 99.52%2013: 99.52%2014: 99.53%2015: 99.42%2016: 95.32%2017: 96.18%2018: 96.18%2019: 96.18%2020: 96.18%2021: 96.18%
Change over the period: −3.53 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Central African Republic 96.18%
World 15.41%
Middle Africa computed 72.18%
Low-income countries computed 59.9%
Hydro share of electricity — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 96.18 +0 pp
2020 96.18 +0 pp
2019 96.18 +0 pp
2018 96.18 +0 pp
2017 96.18 +0.86 pp
2016 95.32 −4.1 pp
2015 99.42 −0.12 pp
2014 99.53 +0.01 pp
2013 99.52 +0 pp
2012 99.52 −0.1 pp
2011 99.63 −0.1 pp
2010 99.72 +0 pp
2009 99.72 +0.03 pp
2008 99.69 −0.03 pp
2007 99.72 −0.01 pp
2006 99.73 +0.01 pp
2005 99.71 −0.09 pp
2004 99.8 +0.09 pp
2003 99.71 +0 pp
2002 99.71 +0 pp
2001 99.71 −0 pp
2000 99.71

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.

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