Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 85.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 85.3% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Cameroon peaked at 98.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.5% | — |
| 1991 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +7.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 85.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 85.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5%, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 69.4% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 54.7% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 69.2% | 85.3% | 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 electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Cameroon?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Cameroon was 85.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.