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Central African Republic — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Central African Republic, 1995–2024.
Latest value · 2024
18.20%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +506.7% since 1995
Electricity access for Central African Republic was 18.20% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1995 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 3.00% in 1995 (about 6.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.41% per year.
Central African Republic ranks 212 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Central African Republic sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 52%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
18.20%
First (1995)
3.00%
Change
+506.7%
Highest
18.20%
in 2024
Lowest
3.00%
in 1995
Average
9.92%
Annual growth (CAGR)
6.41%
Years of data
30
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.2% |
| 2023 | 17.6% |
| 2022 | 15.7% |
| 2021 | 15.7% |
| 2020 | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% |
| 2018 | 14.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% |
| 2016 | 13.4% |
| 2015 | 12.7% |
| 2014 | 12% |
| 2013 | 11.5% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.