Cameroon vs Switzerland: Energy intensity

Cameroon
0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Switzerland
0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Cameroon rank
156th
Switzerland rank
153rd

Energy intensity over time

  • Cameroon
  • Switzerland
0.40.60.811.21.4196519932022

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0172 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.

Cameroon ranks 156th and Switzerland ranks 153rd of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.601 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.32 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7222 kilowatt-hours per dollar Switzerland
1990s 0.704 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4102 kilowatt-hours per dollar Switzerland
2000s 0.502 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8211 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.319 kilowatt-hours per dollar Switzerland
2010s 0.5291 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5765 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0474 kilowatt-hours per dollar Switzerland
2020s 0.4587 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4556 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0031 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Cameroon or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.4546 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 Switzerland?
0.0172 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Switzerland?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Switzerland rank globally for energy intensity?
Cameroon ranks 156th and Switzerland ranks 153rd 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.