Central African Republic
CAFCentral African Republic is second in the world for hydro.
Hydro supplies 100% of its electricity.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Central African Republic generates almost exactly what it uses, with next to nothing crossing its borders.
What this means
Electricity can be sold across a border like anything else, through high-voltage lines connecting one country's grid to the next. Buying it in means leaning on a neighbour to keep the lights on. Selling it means generating more than the country needs.
Also true of Central African Republic
Central African Republic's electricity is cleaner than the world average.
0 grams of CO2e a kilowatt-hour against a world figure of 458 — 100% below.
Central African Republic runs one of the cleanest grids in the world.
100% of its electricity is low-carbon, third of 201.
Central African Republic generates no oil electricity at all, in a region built on it.
47% of grids in Africa draw more than a tenth of their power from oil.
Central African Republic’s neighbours
ChadChad uses less electricity per person than any other country in the world.
South SudanSouth Sudan runs almost entirely on oil.
Congothe Congo's grid has been getting dirtier, not cleaner.
CameroonCameroon has about as many people as Australia, and 43 times less electricity to share between them.
SudanSudan has about as many people as South Korea, and 41 times less electricity to share between them.
Figures are for 2023, the most recent year reported for Central African Republic. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.