Electricity net consumption in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Electricity net consumption was 0.1404 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1404
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
185th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.1622
in 2012
All-time low
0.0614
in 1981
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Electricity net consumption in Central African Republic, 1980–2019

00.050.10.151980199920191980: 0.0621981: 0.0611982: 0.0651983: 0.0631984: 0.0671985: 0.0721986: 0.0861987: 0.0851988: 0.0861989: 0.0861990: 0.0861991: 0.0861992: 0.0871993: 0.0881994: 0.0921995: 0.0931996: 0.0951997: 0.0971998: 0.0951999: 0.0962000: 0.0982001: 0.0992002: 0.0992003: 0.12004: 0.1392005: 0.1482006: 0.1542007: 0.1492008: 0.1492009: 0.1482010: 0.1482011: 0.1592012: 0.1622013: 0.1292014: 0.1582015: 0.1582016: 0.1582017: 0.1412018: 0.142019: 0.14

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, electricity net consumption in Central African Republic stood at 0.1404.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity net consumption in Central African Republic peaked at 0.1622 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0614, in 1981.

That places Central African Republic 185th out of 202 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Electricity net consumption in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Electricity net consumption in Central African Republic, 1980 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1980 0.0623 —
1981 0.0614 -1.5%
1982 0.0651 +6.1%
1983 0.0632 -2.9%
1984 0.067 +5.9%
1985 0.0716 +6.9%
1986 0.0865 +20.8%
1987 0.0846 -2.2%
1988 0.0856 +1.1%
1989 0.0856 +0.0%
1990 0.0865 +1.1%
1991 0.0856 -1.1%
1992 0.0874 +2.2%
1993 0.0883 +1.1%
1994 0.0921 +4.2%
1995 0.093 +1.0%
1996 0.0949 +2.0%
1997 0.0967 +2.0%
1998 0.0949 -1.9%
1999 0.0958 +1.0%
2000 0.0977 +1.9%
2001 0.0986 +1.0%
2002 0.0986 +0.0%
2003 0.0995 +0.9%
2004 0.1386 +39.3%
2005 0.1479 +6.7%
2006 0.1544 +4.4%
2007 0.1488 -3.6%
2008 0.1488 +0.0%
2009 0.1479 -0.6%
2010 0.148 +0.1%
2011 0.1593 +7.7%
2012 0.1622 +1.8%
2013 0.1287 -20.6%
2014 0.1575 +22.4%
2015 0.1575 +0.0%
2016 0.1585 +0.6%
2017 0.1408 -11.2%
2018 0.1404 -0.3%
2019 0.1404 +0.0%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 0.1404 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.22, 11% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic's 0.1404 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.65, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Electricity net consumption in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +39.3% 0.0995 0.1386

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0733 0.0614 0.0865 10
1990s 0.0915 0.0856 0.0967 10
2000s 0.1281 0.0977 0.1544 10
2010s 0.1493 0.1287 0.1622 10

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 182 Chad 0.1885 compare
  2. 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1753 compare
  3. 184 American Samoa 0.151 compare
  4. 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1339 compare
  5. 187 Sierra Leone 0.1307 compare
  6. 188 Samoa 0.1201 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity net consumption in Central African Republic?
Electricity net consumption in Central African Republic was 0.1404 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest electricity net consumption recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.1622 in 2012.
What is the lowest electricity net consumption recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0614 in 1981.
How does Central African Republic rank for electricity net consumption?
Central African Republic ranks 185th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is electricity net consumption rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity net consumption
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 7,699 data points, 1980–2020
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