Central African Republic - Electricity Access 2023
17.60%
+1.90pp from 2022
Central African Republic's electricity access was 17.60% in 2023, increased +1.90pp from 15.70% in 2022. This was the 210th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aruba | 100.00% | 0.1% |
| 2nd | Albania | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Andorra | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 4th | United Arab Emirates | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 5th | Argentina | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 6th | Armenia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 8th | Australia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 9th | Austria | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 10th | Azerbaijan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 11th | Belgium | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Bulgaria | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 13th | Bahrain | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 14th | Bahamas, The | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 15th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 16th | Belarus | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 17th | Bermuda | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 18th | Barbados | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 19th | Brunei Darussalam | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 20th | Bhutan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 21st | Canada | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Switzerland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Channel Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 24th | Chile | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 25th | China | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 26th | Costa Rica | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 27th | Cuba | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 28th | Curaçao | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 29th | Cayman Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 30th | Cyprus | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 31st | Czechia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Germany | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Dominica | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 34th | Denmark | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 35th | Algeria | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 36th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 37th | Spain | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 38th | Estonia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 39th | Finland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 40th | France | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 41st | Faroe Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 42nd | United Kingdom | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Georgia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 44th | Gibraltar | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 45th | Greece | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 46th | Greenland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 47th | Guatemala | 100.00% | 0.9% |
| 48th | Guam | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 49th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 50th | Croatia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 51st | Hungary | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Isle of Man | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Ireland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 54th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 55th | Iraq | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 56th | Iceland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 57th | Israel | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 58th | Italy | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 59th | Jordan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 60th | Japan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 61st | Kazakhstan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 100.00% | 0.3% |
| 63rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 64th | Korea | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 65th | Kuwait | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 66th | Lebanon | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 67th | St. Lucia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 68th | Liechtenstein | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 69th | Sri Lanka | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 70th | Lithuania | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 71st | Luxembourg | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 72nd | Latvia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 73rd | Macao SAR, China | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 74th | St. Martin (French part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 75th | Morocco | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 76th | Monaco | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 77th | Moldova | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 78th | Maldives | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 79th | Marshall Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 80th | North Macedonia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 81st | Malta | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Montenegro | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 83rd | Mongolia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 84th | Northern Mariana Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 85th | Mauritius | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 86th | Malaysia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 87th | New Caledonia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 88th | Netherlands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 89th | Norway | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 90th | Nauru | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 91st | New Zealand | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 92nd | Oman | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 93rd | Palau | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 94th | Poland | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 95th | Puerto Rico (US) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 96th | Portugal | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 97th | West Bank and Gaza | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 98th | French Polynesia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 99th | Qatar | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 100th | Romania | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 101st | Russian Federation | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 102nd | Saudi Arabia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Singapore | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 104th | San Marino | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 105th | Serbia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 106th | Slovak Republic | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 107th | Slovenia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 108th | Sweden | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 109th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 110th | Seychelles | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 111th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.00% | 0.1% |
| 112th | Thailand | 100.00% | 0.1% |
| 113th | Tajikistan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 114th | Turkmenistan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 115th | Timor-Leste | 100.00% | 0.3% |
| 116th | Tonga | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 117th | Tunisia | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 118th | Türkiye | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 119th | Tuvalu | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 120th | Ukraine | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 121st | Uruguay | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 122nd | United States | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 123rd | Uzbekistan | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 124th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 125th | British Virgin Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 126th | Virgin Islands (US) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 127th | Samoa | 100.00% | 1.7% |
| 128th | European Union | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 129th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.80% | -0.1% |
| 130th | Brazil | 99.80% | -0.2% |
| 131st | Paraguay | 99.80% | -0.2% |
| 132nd | Viet Nam | 99.80% | -0.2% |
| 133rd | Mexico | 99.70% | -0.3% |
| 134th | Belize | 99.60% | 1.0% |
| 135th | Dominican Republic | 99.60% | 1.5% |
| 136th | Suriname | 99.60% | 0.6% |
| 137th | Bangladesh | 99.50% | 0.1% |
| 138th | India | 99.50% | 0.3% |
| 139th | Indonesia | 99.40% | -0.6% |
| 140th | Fiji | 99.30% | 7.9% |
| 141st | Guyana | 98.90% | 6.3% |
| 142nd | Colombia | 98.70% | -1.3% |
| 143rd | Ecuador | 98.70% | -1.3% |
| 144th | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.70% | -1.3% |
| 145th | Cabo Verde | 98.60% | 1.5% |
| 146th | El Salvador | 98.30% | -1.7% |
| 147th | Philippines | 98.00% | 3.4% |
| 148th | Jamaica | 97.70% | -2.3% |
| 149th | Panama | 97.00% | 2.1% |
| 150th | Lao PDR | 96.50% | -3.5% |
| 151st | Peru | 96.20% | 0.0% |
| 152nd | Kiribati | 95.90% | 1.6% |
| 153rd | Honduras | 95.60% | 1.3% |
| 154th | Pakistan | 95.60% | 0.6% |
| 155th | Cambodia | 95.00% | 2.9% |
| 156th | Grenada | 94.40% | 0.2% |
| 157th | Gabon | 94.10% | 0.6% |
| 158th | Nepal | 94.00% | 3.0% |
| 159th | Comoros | 89.80% | -0.1% |
| 160th | Ghana | 89.50% | 5.2% |
| 161st | Syrian Arab Republic | 88.40% | -0.7% |
| 162nd | Nicaragua | 88.30% | 2.1% |
| 163rd | South Africa | 87.70% | 1.4% |
| 164th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 86.90% | 1.9% |
| 165th | Eswatini | 86.40% | 5.0% |
| 166th | Afghanistan | 85.30% | 0.0% |
| 167th | Yemen, Republic of | 83.60% | 10.0% |
| 168th | Solomon Islands | 81.30% | 7.0% |
| 169th | São Tomé and Principe | 81.30% | 4.2% |
| 170th | Myanmar | 76.80% | 4.3% |
| 171st | Kenya | 76.20% | 0.3% |
| 172nd | Botswana | 76.00% | 0.1% |
| 173rd | Senegal | 74.20% | 9.3% |
| 174th | Libya | 73.20% | 4.6% |
| 175th | Côte d'Ivoire | 72.40% | 0.6% |
| 176th | Cameroon | 72.00% | 1.4% |
| 177th | Gambia, The | 66.90% | 2.3% |
| 178th | Equatorial Guinea | 66.90% | -0.1% |
| 179th | Sudan | 66.00% | 4.4% |
| 180th | Djibouti | 65.20% | 0.3% |
| 181st | Rwanda | 63.90% | 26.3% |
| 182nd | Zimbabwe | 62.00% | 23.8% |
| 183rd | Vanuatu | 61.60% | -14.0% |
| 184th | Nigeria | 61.20% | 1.2% |
| 185th | Togo | 59.20% | 3.5% |
| 186th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 57.50% | 5.1% |
| 187th | Lesotho | 57.30% | 14.6% |
| 188th | Benin | 57.00% | 0.9% |
| 189th | Namibia | 56.70% | 0.9% |
| 190th | Mali | 54.50% | 2.8% |
| 191st | Eritrea | 54.40% | 1.9% |
| 192nd | Uganda | 51.50% | 9.3% |
| 193rd | Congo, Republic of | 51.30% | 1.4% |
| 194th | Haiti | 51.30% | 4.1% |
| 195th | Angola | 51.10% | 5.4% |
| 196th | Guinea | 51.10% | 7.1% |
| 197th | Zambia | 51.10% | 6.9% |
| 198th | Mauritania | 50.30% | 2.7% |
| 199th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 50.30% | 2.9% |
| 200th | Tanzania | 48.30% | 5.5% |
| 201st | Guinea-Bissau | 40.50% | 8.3% |
| 202nd | Madagascar | 39.40% | 9.1% |
| 203rd | Mozambique | 36.00% | 8.4% |
| 204th | Sierra Leone | 35.50% | 20.7% |
| 205th | Liberia | 32.50% | 2.2% |
| 206th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 22.10% | 2.8% |
| 207th | Burkina Faso | 21.70% | 11.3% |
| 208th | Papua New Guinea | 20.50% | 7.9% |
| 209th | Niger | 20.10% | 3.1% |
| 210th | Central African Republic | 17.60% | 12.1% |
| 211th | Malawi | 15.60% | 11.4% |
| 212th | Chad | 12.00% | 2.6% |
| 213th | Burundi | 11.60% | 12.6% |
| 214th | South Sudan | 5.40% | -35.7% |
FAQ
What was Central African Republic's electricity access in 2023?▾
Central African Republic's electricity access in 2023 was 17.60%. This ranked 210th globally.
How did Central African Republic's electricity access change in 2023?▾
Central African Republic's electricity access increased by 12.1% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest electricity access in 2023?▾
Aruba had the highest electricity access in 2023 at 100.00%.
What is the electricity access of Central African Republic in 2023?▾
The electricity access of Central African Republic in 2023 was 17.60%. This ranked 210th globally.
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Central African Republic's electricity access?▾
Central African Republic's electricity access went from 15.70% in 2022 to 17.60% in 2023, a 12.1% increase.
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