Electricity generation in Cameroon
Cameroon: Electricity generation was 7.26 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 7.26 terawatt-hours for electricity generation in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Cameroon peaked at 8.8 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.27 terawatt-hours, in 2002.
Cameroon ranks 117th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.45 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3.51 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.27 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 3.65 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 4.07 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 3.96 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.06 terawatt-hours | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 5.21 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.64 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 5.74 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.86 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 5.88 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.43 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 6.34 terawatt-hours | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 6.89 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 7.96 terawatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 7.11 terawatt-hours | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 8.05 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 8.54 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 8.28 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 8.41 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 8.15 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 7.22 terawatt-hours | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 7.26 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 7.26 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.26 terawatt-hours, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 7.26 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.95 terawatt-hours, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.36 terawatt-hours | 3.27 terawatt-hours | 5.74 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.03 terawatt-hours | 5.43 terawatt-hours | 8.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.97 terawatt-hours | 7.22 terawatt-hours | 8.8 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More energy & mining data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 24.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation in Cameroon?
- Electricity generation in Cameroon was 7.26 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for electricity generation?
- Cameroon ranks 117th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.