Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 13.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cameroon stood at 13.2%.
That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cameroon peaked at 44.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1993.
Cameroon ranks 180th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +42.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +73.3% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +89.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +93.0% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +125.1% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +43.2% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -36.6% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -28.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.6%, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +125.1% | 11.2% | 25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 1.1% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 21.2% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 13.2% | 29.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 177 Mozambique 16.1% compare
- 178 Sudan 15.9% compare
- 179 Slovakia 14.7% compare
- 181 Kyrgyzstan 12.2% compare
- 182 New Zealand 12.0% compare
- 183 Guinea 11.9% compare
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 electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cameroon?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Cameroon was 13.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Cameroon ranks 180th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.