Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation from solar per person

Cameroon
1.37 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.9455 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Cameroon rank
169th
Papua New Guinea rank
172nd

Electricity generation from solar per person over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.37 kilowatt-hours against 0.9455 kilowatt-hours in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4245 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.5 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd of 210 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours
2010s 0.3738 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0.3738 kilowatt-hours Cameroon
2020s 0.8616 kilowatt-hours 0.5776 kilowatt-hours 0.284 kilowatt-hours Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 1.37 kilowatt-hours against 0.9455 kilowatt-hours in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar per person between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0.4245 kilowatt-hours, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for electricity generation from solar per person?
Cameroon ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd of 210 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 solar 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 solar 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, 7,018 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.