Cameroon vs Tanzania: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Cameroon
0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Tanzania
0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Cameroon rank
154th
Tanzania rank
156th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Tanzania, a difference of 0.057 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 154th and Tanzania ranks 156th of 163 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.601 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5648 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0362 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon
1990s 0.704 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4378 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2661 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon
2000s 0.502 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3715 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1305 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon
2010s 0.5291 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.363 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1661 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon
2020s 0.4587 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3494 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1093 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or Tanzania?
Cameroon, at 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Tanzania?
0.057 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Cameroon ranks 154th and Tanzania ranks 156th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.