Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 43.22 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Cameroon, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Cameroon is 43.22 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Cameroon peaked at 43.22 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.16 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 147th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.16 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 8.3 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 8.85 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 9.41 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 9.99 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 10.58 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 11.2 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 12.18 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 12.51 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 12.93 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 14.96 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 14.64 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.42 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 16.55 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 17.05 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 18.19 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 18.4 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.88 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 20.9 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 21.97 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 22.98 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 24.3 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 25.49 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 26.51 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 28.22 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 29.67 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 31.09 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 32.64 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 34.1 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 35.65 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 37.24 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 41.5 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 43.22 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.02 units per square kilometre | 7.16 units per square kilometre | 12.51 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.89 units per square kilometre | 12.93 units per square kilometre | 20.9 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7 units per square kilometre | 21.97 units per square kilometre | 34.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4 units per square kilometre | 35.65 units per square kilometre | 43.22 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 144 Belarus 45.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 44.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Lesotho 43.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 41.61 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Bahamas 39.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Faroe Islands 39.71 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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 square in Cameroon?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Cameroon was 43.22 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 43.22 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.16 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Cameroon ranks 147th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.