Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) was 24.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electric power transmission and distribution losses in Cameroon is 24.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Cameroon peaked at 30.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2009.
Cameroon ranks 13th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.1% | — |
| 1991 | 13.9% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +40.8% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +87.4% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +58.5% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 24.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 24.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +87.4% | 9.8% | 18.4% |
| 2012 | +58.5% | 18.4% | 29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 13.1% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 9.3% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 9.8% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More energy & mining data for Cameroon
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 24.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power transmission and distribution losses in Cameroon?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Cameroon was 24.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2009.
- How does Cameroon rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.