Cameroon vs Tanzania: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita

Cameroon
1,203 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Tanzania
1,155 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
190th
Tanzania rank
192nd

Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Tanzania
5001.0k1.5k198020022024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1,203 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person in Tanzania, a difference of 48 kilowatt-hours per person.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 190th and Tanzania ranks 192nd of 218 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 1,436 kilowatt-hours per person 479.45 kilowatt-hours per person 956.24 kilowatt-hours per person Cameroon
1990s 1,314 kilowatt-hours per person 403.44 kilowatt-hours per person 911.06 kilowatt-hours per person Cameroon
2000s 1,177 kilowatt-hours per person 566.5 kilowatt-hours per person 610.54 kilowatt-hours per person Cameroon
2010s 1,495 kilowatt-hours per person 907.49 kilowatt-hours per person 587.61 kilowatt-hours per person Cameroon
2020s 1,296 kilowatt-hours per person 1,097 kilowatt-hours per person 198.81 kilowatt-hours per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or Tanzania?
Cameroon, at 1,203 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Tanzania?
48 kilowatt-hours per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
Cameroon ranks 190th and Tanzania ranks 192nd of 218 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 use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
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
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.