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Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon

Cameroon: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
154th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.8009 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 1992
All-time low
0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 1980–2022

00.20.40.60.81980200120221980: 0.663 kilowatt-hours per dollar1981: 0.588 kilowatt-hours per dollar1982: 0.644 kilowatt-hours per dollar1983: 0.601 kilowatt-hours per dollar1984: 0.563 kilowatt-hours per dollar1985: 0.546 kilowatt-hours per dollar1986: 0.557 kilowatt-hours per dollar1987: 0.547 kilowatt-hours per dollar1988: 0.562 kilowatt-hours per dollar1989: 0.738 kilowatt-hours per dollar1990: 0.76 kilowatt-hours per dollar1991: 0.781 kilowatt-hours per dollar1992: 0.801 kilowatt-hours per dollar1993: 0.692 kilowatt-hours per dollar1994: 0.757 kilowatt-hours per dollar1995: 0.738 kilowatt-hours per dollar1996: 0.677 kilowatt-hours per dollar1997: 0.662 kilowatt-hours per dollar1998: 0.619 kilowatt-hours per dollar1999: 0.553 kilowatt-hours per dollar2000: 0.545 kilowatt-hours per dollar2001: 0.504 kilowatt-hours per dollar2002: 0.488 kilowatt-hours per dollar2003: 0.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar2004: 0.475 kilowatt-hours per dollar2005: 0.443 kilowatt-hours per dollar2006: 0.542 kilowatt-hours per dollar2007: 0.517 kilowatt-hours per dollar2008: 0.489 kilowatt-hours per dollar2009: 0.528 kilowatt-hours per dollar2010: 0.587 kilowatt-hours per dollar2011: 0.587 kilowatt-hours per dollar2012: 0.569 kilowatt-hours per dollar2013: 0.457 kilowatt-hours per dollar2014: 0.572 kilowatt-hours per dollar2015: 0.547 kilowatt-hours per dollar2016: 0.509 kilowatt-hours per dollar2017: 0.484 kilowatt-hours per dollar2018: 0.505 kilowatt-hours per dollar2019: 0.474 kilowatt-hours per dollar2020: 0.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar2021: 0.448 kilowatt-hours per dollar2022: 0.437 kilowatt-hours per dollar

Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon is 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.8009 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 2022.

That places Cameroon 154th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.601 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5456 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7383 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
1990s 0.704 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5534 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8009 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2000s 0.502 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4427 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5447 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2010s 0.5291 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4572 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5873 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2020s 0.4587 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4903 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 151 Switzerland 0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  2. 152 Gambia 0.4509 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  3. 153 Burundi 0.4458 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  4. 155 Madagascar 0.4292 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  5. 156 Tanzania 0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  6. 157 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
Energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.8009 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1992.
What is the lowest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022.
How does Cameroon rank for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Cameroon ranks 154th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
Is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.