Energy intensity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Energy intensity was 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity in Cameroon, 1980–2022
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
Cameroon recorded 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar for energy intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity 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 156th out of 165 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 153 Switzerland 0.4546 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 154 Gambia 0.4509 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 155 Burundi 0.4458 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 157 Madagascar 0.4292 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 158 Tanzania 0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 159 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3517 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
More energy & mining data for Cameroon
- Fuel imports 24.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 2.2% (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)
- Fuel exports 54.1% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 22.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 71.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy intensity in Cameroon?
- Energy intensity 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 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8009 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1992.
- What is the lowest energy intensity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for energy intensity?
- Cameroon ranks 156th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.