Cameroon vs United States: Net electricity imports as a share of demand
Cameroon
0.8%
in 2024
United States
0.4%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
68th
United States rank
71st
Net electricity imports as a share of demand over time
- Cameroon
- United States
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.8% against 0.4% in United States, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.3 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Cameroon ranks 68th and United States ranks 71st of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | United States |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.2% | 2.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports as a share of demand, Cameroon or United States?
- Cameroon, at 0.8% against 0.4% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports as a share of demand between Cameroon and United States?
- 0.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and United States rank globally for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Cameroon ranks 68th and United States ranks 71st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.