Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) was 99.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Central African Republic, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 99.4% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Central African Republic peaked at 99.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2003.
Central African Republic ranks 9th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.1% | — |
| 1991 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 78.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 76.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 99.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.6%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 99.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.2%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.7% | 78.5% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 76.4% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 84.4% | 99.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 6 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 7 Ethiopia 100.0% compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 99.8% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 11 Tajikistan 98.5% compare
- 12 Namibia 97.8% compare
More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Central African Republic?
- Renewable electricity in Central African Republic was 99.4% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2003.
- How does Central African Republic rank for renewable electricity?
- Central African Republic ranks 9th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants