Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Central African Republic

Oil share of electricity in the Central African Republic in 2021 — 3.53%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.24 pp.

2021 3.53% +0 pp vs 2020
World rank 99of 209
Period maximum 4.37%2016
Period minimum 0.16%2014

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Central African Republic, 2000–20210246200020032006200920122015201820212000: 0.29%2001: 0.29%2002: 0.29%2003: 0.29%2004: 0.2%2005: 0.18%2006: 0.18%2007: 0.18%2008: 0.2%2009: 0.18%2010: 0.18%2011: 0.18%2012: 0.18%2013: 0.18%2014: 0.16%2015: 0.27%2016: 4.37%2017: 3.53%2018: 3.53%2019: 3.53%2020: 3.53%2021: 3.53%
Change over the period: +3.24 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Central African Republic 3.53%
World 2.77%
Middle Africa computed 8.84%
Low-income countries computed 19.47%
Oil share of electricity — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 3.53 +0 pp
2020 3.53 +0 pp
2019 3.53 +0 pp
2018 3.53 +0 pp
2017 3.53 −0.84 pp
2016 4.37 +4.1 pp
2015 0.27 +0.11 pp
2014 0.16 −0.01 pp
2013 0.18 +0 pp
2012 0.18 −0 pp
2011 0.18 −0 pp
2010 0.18 −0 pp
2009 0.18 −0.02 pp
2008 0.2 +0.02 pp
2007 0.18 +0 pp
2006 0.18 −0.01 pp
2005 0.18 −0.01 pp
2004 0.2 −0.09 pp
2003 0.29 −0 pp
2002 0.29 +0 pp
2001 0.29 +0 pp
2000 0.29

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

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