Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.28 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.28 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.59 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.28 people per person, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.59 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.538 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.56 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.549 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.529 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.528 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.51 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.518 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.494 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.483 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.472 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.463 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.448 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.437 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.432 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.414 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.402 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.391 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.378 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.368 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.357 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.346 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.29 people per person | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.28 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.28 people per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5299 people per person | 0.483 people per person | 0.59 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4205 people per person | 0.368 people per person | 0.472 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3106 people per person | 0.28 people per person | 0.357 people 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)
- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cameroon?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cameroon was 0.28 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 people per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.