Fossil electricity share in Central African Republic

Oil, gas and coal produced 3.5% of electricity in Central African Republic in 2021.

Measure: Electricity from oil, gas and coal Unit: % of total electricity production Data: 2000 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Central African Republic, 2021 3.5% % of total electricity production
Change from 2020 0percentage points 2020: 3.5%
World, 2021 61.5% Official aggregate
Position in 2021 192nd of 207 See the full ranking

Fossil electricity share in Central African Republic over time

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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Electricity from oil, gas and coal (% of total electricity production), 2001 to 2023
Period Central African RepublicWorld
2023 – 48.7%
2022 – 60.7%
2021 3.5% 61.5%
2020 3.5% 61.4%
2019 3.5% 62.9%
2018 3.5% 64.1%
2017 3.5% 64.7%
2016 4.4% 65.3%
2015 0.3% 66.1%
2014 0.2% 66.7%
2013 0.2% 67.1%
2012 0.2% 67.7%
2011 0.2% 67.8%
2010 0.2% 66.9%
2009 0.2% 66.6%
2008 0.2% 67.3%
2007 0.2% 67.7%
2006 0.2% 66.5%
2005 0.2% 66.1%
2004 0.2% 65.8%
2003 0.3% 66.1%
2002 0.3% 64.9%
2001 0.3% 64.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 0.2%, the figure has changed by +3.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 207 countries with data for 2021, Central African Republic has the 192nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 61.5%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.ELC.FOSL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2021 for Central African Republic
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency