Cameroon vs Gambia: Energy intensity

Cameroon
0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Gambia
0.4509 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Cameroon rank
156th
Gambia rank
154th

Energy intensity over time

  • Cameroon
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.4509 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0135 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gambia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 156th and Gambia ranks 154th of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.601 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6381 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0372 kilowatt-hours per dollar Gambia
1990s 0.704 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5723 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1316 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon
2000s 0.502 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6378 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1357 kilowatt-hours per dollar Gambia
2010s 0.5291 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6194 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0902 kilowatt-hours per dollar Gambia
2020s 0.4587 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4441 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0146 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Cameroon or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.4509 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Cameroon and Gambia?
0.0135 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Gambia rank globally for energy intensity?
Cameroon ranks 156th and Gambia ranks 154th of 165 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. 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
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
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

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