Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Cameroon stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Cameroon peaked at 17.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 17.1% | — |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -38.9% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -97.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +178.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.8% | — |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Cameroon?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Cameroon was 0.8% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Cameroon ranks 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.