How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Cameroon

-696.9 kWh per square kilometre

in 2021

Nigeria

-187.08 kWh per square kilometre

in 2021

Cameroon rank

200th

Nigeria rank

197th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -187.08 kWh per square kilometre against -696.9 kWh per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 509.82 kWh per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 200th and Nigeria ranks 197th of 208 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 kWh per square kilometre	0 kWh per square kilometre	0 kWh per square kilometre	—
2000s	0.3829 kWh per square kilometre	1,699 kWh per square kilometre	1,699 kWh per square kilometre	Nigeria
2010s	-74.14 kWh per square kilometre	206.16 kWh per square kilometre	280.31 kWh per square kilometre	Nigeria
2020s	-174.38 kWh per square kilometre	-260.74 kWh per square kilometre	86.36 kWh per square kilometre	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at -187.08 kWh per square kilometre against -696.9 kWh per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 509.82 kWh per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?: Cameroon ranks 200th and Nigeria ranks 197th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit: kWh per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed: 31 August 2026

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.