Cameroon vs Romania: Electricity generation from oil per person

Cameroon
12.02 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Romania
9.52 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Cameroon rank
161st
Romania rank
163rd

Electricity generation from oil per person over time

  • Cameroon
  • Romania
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 12.02 kilowatt-hours against 9.52 kilowatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 2.5 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 161st and Romania ranks 163rd of 209 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 24.25 kilowatt-hours 115.43 kilowatt-hours 91.18 kilowatt-hours Romania
2010s 53.3 kilowatt-hours 19.06 kilowatt-hours 34.25 kilowatt-hours Cameroon
2020s 23.6 kilowatt-hours 14.05 kilowatt-hours 9.54 kilowatt-hours Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from oil per person, Cameroon or Romania?
Cameroon, at 12.02 kilowatt-hours against 9.52 kilowatt-hours in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from oil per person between Cameroon and Romania?
2.5 kilowatt-hours, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Romania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from oil per person?
Cameroon ranks 161st and Romania ranks 163rd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,156 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.