Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon
Cameroon: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 32.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon is 32.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon peaked at 32.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 152nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 28.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More energy & mining data for Cameroon
- Fuel imports 24.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 2.2% (2023)
- Gas production 27.35 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 939.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 27.35 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 939.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon was 32.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.