IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Cameroon
Cameroon: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 2.57 Index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.57 Index
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
56th
of 136 countries
All-time high
26.27 Index
in 2015
All-time low
1.06 Index
in 1993
Years of data
54
1971–2024
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.57 Index for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Cameroon peaked at 26.27 Index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.06 Index, in 1993.
That places Cameroon 56th out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.7 Index | — |
| 1972 | 3.77 Index | +39.6% |
| 1973 | 4.47 Index | +18.7% |
| 1974 | 4.57 Index | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 4.78 Index | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 5.28 Index | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 5.77 Index | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 5.83 Index | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 5.7 Index | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 6.06 Index | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 5.19 Index | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 5.12 Index | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.47 Index | -32.3% |
| 1984 | 1.71 Index | -50.5% |
| 1985 | 2.17 Index | +26.6% |
| 1986 | 1.9 Index | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 2.27 Index | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 1.94 Index | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 1.59 Index | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 1.52 Index | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.44 Index | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.28 Index | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 1.06 Index | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 1.18 Index | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 1.15 Index | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.14 Index | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.15 Index | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.64 Index | +42.6% |
| 1999 | 1.24 Index | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 1.09 Index | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 1.89 Index | +73.3% |
| 2002 | 3.58 Index | +89.0% |
| 2003 | 4.23 Index | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 4.62 Index | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 5.79 Index | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 11.18 Index | +93.0% |
| 2007 | 15.98 Index | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 15.35 Index | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 22.19 Index | +44.5% |
| 2010 | 19.72 Index | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 18.51 Index | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 15.9 Index | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 15.96 Index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.44 Index | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 26.27 Index | +59.8% |
| 2016 | 16.09 Index | -38.7% |
| 2017 | 15.52 Index | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 15.62 Index | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 13.66 Index | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 11.77 Index | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 10.01 Index | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 10.22 Index | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.65 Index | -74.0% |
| 2024 | 2.57 Index | -3.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.57 Index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.95 Index, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.57 Index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8 Index, 29% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.76 Index | 2.7 Index | 5.83 Index | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.14 Index | 1.59 Index | 6.06 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 Index | 1.06 Index | 1.64 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.59 Index | 1.09 Index | 22.19 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.37 Index | 13.66 Index | 26.27 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 Index | 2.57 Index | 11.77 Index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Cameroon?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Cameroon was 2.57 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.27 Index in 2015.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 Index in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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