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Central African Republic Electricity Carbon Intensity

0 gCO₂/kWhas of 2023

Carbon dioxide emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated — a measure of how clean the grid is (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: OWID ENERGY. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2023 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodElectricity Carbon Intensity
20230 gCO₂/kWh
20220 gCO₂/kWh
20210 gCO₂/kWh
20200 gCO₂/kWh
20190 gCO₂/kWh
20180 gCO₂/kWh
20170 gCO₂/kWh
20160 gCO₂/kWh
20150 gCO₂/kWh
20140 gCO₂/kWh
20130 gCO₂/kWh
2012111 gCO₂/kWh

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=CF&metric_key=electricity_carbon_intensity_gco2_kwh" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Electricity Carbon Intensity across Africa

View country ranking ->
CountryElectricity Carbon IntensityPeriod
Nigeria456 gCO₂/kWh2025
Kenya95 gCO₂/kWh2025
South Africa699 gCO₂/kWh2025
Egypt563 gCO₂/kWh2025
Ghana469 gCO₂/kWh2024
Ethiopia23 gCO₂/kWh2025

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