Access to electricity in Central African Republic
18.2% of people in Central African Republic had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Central African Republic, 2024
18.2%
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
212th of 215
Access to electricity in Central African Republic over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Central African Republic | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.2% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 17.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.0%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Central African Republic has the 212th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.