Installed solar pv capacity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0894 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Cameroon, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0894 for installed solar pv capacity in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61,405.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Cameroon peaked at 0.0894 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2009.
That places Cameroon 131st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed solar pv capacity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0001 | — |
| 2004 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | -94.4% |
| 2010 | 0 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | +266.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 | +127.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 | +199.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0233 | +5247.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0253 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0262 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0402 | +53.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0529 | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 0.053 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0894 | +68.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0894 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0894 | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0894 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1399, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0894 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0453, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +5247.9% | 0.0004 | 0.0233 |
| 2011 | +266.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | +199.7% | 0.0001 | 0.0004 |
| 2015 | +127.9% | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
| 2009 | -94.4% | 0.0002 | 0 |
| 2007 | +100.0% | 0.0001 | 0.0002 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0002 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 | 0 | 0.0262 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0691 | 0.0402 | 0.0894 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 128 Montenegro 0.0997 compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0966 compare
- 130 Uganda 0.0958 compare
- 132 Togo 0.0866 compare
- 133 Niger 0.0829 compare
- 134 Costa Rica 0.0826 compare
More energy & mining data for Cameroon
- Fuel imports 24.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Fuel exports 54.1% (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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Cameroon?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Cameroon was 0.0894 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0894 in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2009.
- How does Cameroon rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Cameroon ranks 131st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61,405.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar pv capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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