Central African Republic Energy Situation

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Central African Republic

Capital:

Bangui

Region:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Coordinates:

4.22° N, 18.35° E

Total Area (km²): It includes a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

622,980

Population: It is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.

5,152,421 (2023)

Rural Population (% of total population): It refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

56 (2023)

GDP (current US$): It is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.

2,555,492,085 (2023)

GDP Per Capita (current US$): It is gross domestic product divided by midyear population

495.98 (2023)

Access to Electricity (% of population): It is the percentage of population with access to electricity.

15.70 (2022)

Energy Imports Net (% of energy use): It is estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

no data

Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption (% of total): It comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

no data

Source: World Bank

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Energy Situation

Find relevant information for Central African Republic on energy access (access to electricity, access to clean cooking, renewable energy and energy efficiency) on the TrackingSDG7 Central African Republic Page. (Sustainable Development Goal indicators 7.1 energy access, 7.2 on renewable energy and 7.3 on energy efficiency).

Find a summarized energy profiles for Central African Republic (Atlas of Africa Energy Sources).

Renewable Energy

Find relevant data on Renewable Power Capacity and Generation of Central African Republicat the homepage of IRENA.org.

Further Information

Find relevant documents and data sets for Central Africa Republic in the Power for all PEAK homepage.