Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.72 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cameroon, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.72 units per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.72 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.29 units per person, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 175th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.29 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.327 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3385 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.35 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3615 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3729 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3844 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.407 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4071 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.41 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.462 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.44 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.451 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.471 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.472 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.49 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.482 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.506 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.517 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.528 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.537 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.552 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.563 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.568 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.586 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.598 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.609 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.622 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.632 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.643 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.654 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.71 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.72 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.72 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3598 units per person | 0.29 units per person | 0.4071 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4701 units per person | 0.41 units per person | 0.517 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5795 units per person | 0.528 units per person | 0.632 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6894 units per person | 0.643 units per person | 0.72 units per person | 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 24.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cameroon?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cameroon was 0.72 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 units per person in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 175th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.