Renewable energy consumption in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Renewable energy consumption was 76.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 76.6% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Central African Republic peaked at 94.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2015.
Central African Republic ranks 23rd of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.5% | — |
| 1991 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 93.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 91.7% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 85.4% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 80.9% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 76.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.4%, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 76.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.9% | 85.4% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 80.6% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 76.6% | 79.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
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 energy consumption in Central African Republic?
- Renewable energy consumption in Central African Republic was 76.6% 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 energy consumption recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2015.
- How does Central African Republic rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Central African Republic ranks 23rd out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption