Cameroon vs Romania: Oil production per person

Cameroon
1,347 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Romania
1,637 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Cameroon rank
54th
Romania rank
53rd

Oil production per person over time

  • Cameroon
  • Romania
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k190019622025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1,637 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,347 kilowatt-hours per person in Cameroon, a difference of 290 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 54th and Romania ranks 53rd of 218 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Romania Difference Ahead
1900s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 718.65 kilowatt-hours per person 718.65 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
1910s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 1,309 kilowatt-hours per person 1,309 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
1920s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2,208 kilowatt-hours per person 2,208 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
1930s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 5,684 kilowatt-hours per person 5,684 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
1940s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 3,421 kilowatt-hours per person 3,421 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
1950s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 6,228 kilowatt-hours per person 6,228 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 7,788 kilowatt-hours per person 7,788 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
1970s 361.83 kilowatt-hours per person 7,921 kilowatt-hours per person 7,559 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
1980s 6,346 kilowatt-hours per person 5,770 kilowatt-hours per person 575.51 kilowatt-hours per person Cameroon
1990s 6,310 kilowatt-hours per person 3,561 kilowatt-hours per person 2,749 kilowatt-hours per person Cameroon
2000s 3,633 kilowatt-hours per person 2,972 kilowatt-hours per person 661.05 kilowatt-hours per person Cameroon
2010s 2,074 kilowatt-hours per person 2,289 kilowatt-hours per person 214.84 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
2020s 1,530 kilowatt-hours per person 1,910 kilowatt-hours per person 380.16 kilowatt-hours per person Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil production per person, Cameroon or Romania?
Romania, at 1,637 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,347 kilowatt-hours per person in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in oil production per person between Cameroon and Romania?
290 kilowatt-hours per person, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Romania?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Romania rank globally for oil production per person?
Cameroon ranks 54th and Romania ranks 53rd 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 Oil production 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
Oil production per person
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
219 places, 15,241 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.