Access to electricity urban vs rural in Cameroon
Cameroon: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 95.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.6
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
168th
of 212 countries
All-time high
95.8
in 2023
All-time low
63
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Cameroon, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 95.6 for access to electricity urban vs rural in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Cameroon peaked at 95.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 168th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63 | — |
| 1992 | 70.07 | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 70.98 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 71.87 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 72.76 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 73.63 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 74.49 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 79 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 76.15 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 79 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 84 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 78.5 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 79.3 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 77.1 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 80.9 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 73 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 90.4 | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 83.5 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 84.4 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 87.4 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 87.5 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.2 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.5 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.2 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 89.8 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.6 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 91.4 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 90 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 93.1 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 93.9 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.7 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.8 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 95.6 | -0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 95.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 95.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.44 | 63 | 79 | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.01 | 73 | 90.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.57 | 87.4 | 93.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8 | 93.9 | 95.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More energy & mining data for Cameroon
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Cameroon?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Cameroon was 95.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Cameroon ranks 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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