Electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon
Cameroon: Electricity generation from hydropower was 5.23 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.23 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 215 countries
All-time high
5.23 terawatt-hours
in 2020
All-time low
3.15 terawatt-hours
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon is 5.23 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon peaked at 5.23 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.15 terawatt-hours, in 2002.
Cameroon ranks 71st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.41 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3.44 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.15 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 3.49 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 3.88 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 3.73 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 3.85 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.81 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.19 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.98 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 4.22 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 4.35 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.21 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.33 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.33 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.32 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.33 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.04 terawatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 4.97 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.03 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.23 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 5.23 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.23 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.23 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.23 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5.23 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8 terawatt-hours, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5.23 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.38 terawatt-hours, 13.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.69 terawatt-hours | 3.15 terawatt-hours | 4.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 terawatt-hours | 4.21 terawatt-hours | 5.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 terawatt-hours | 5.23 terawatt-hours | 5.23 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 68 Taiwan 5.51 terawatt-hours compare
- 69 Cambodia 5.31 terawatt-hours compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.29 terawatt-hours compare
- 72 Uganda 5 terawatt-hours compare
- 73 Slovenia 4.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 Bolivia 3.8 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 Honduras 3.8 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 South Korea 3.8 terawatt-hours compare
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 electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon was 5.23 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.