Central African Republic

Access to electricity in Central African Republic

Access to electricity in Central African Republic: 3% in 1995 and 18.2% in 2024, by World Bank estimates.

Latest, 2024
18.2%
Since 1995
+15.2 percentage points
Rank, 2024
210 of 213
counting from the highest
World, 2024
91.9%
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% of people · World Bank

Access to electricity in Central African RepublicAccess to electricity in Central African Republic: 3% in 1995 and 18.2% in 2024, by World Bank estimates. In 2024, Central African Republic ranked 210 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
Estimates, World BankWorld

Every year

% of people · World Bank

YearCentral African RepublicWorld
202418.291.9
202317.691.6
202215.791.3
202115.791.3
202015.490.4
201914.390.1
201814.689.8
201714.188.9
201613.488.1
201512.786.9
20141286.2
201311.585.7
20121184.9
201110.484.5
20109.883.5
20099.482.9
20087.582.7
20078.482
20067.881.4
20057.480.7
2004780
20036.680
20026.179.1
20015.778.7
2000678.2
19994.874.5
19984.373.2
19973.8–
19963.3–
19953–

Good to know

  • The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
  • Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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