Number of people without access to electricity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people without access to electricity was 8.15 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
8.15 million people
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
24th
of 214 countries
All-time high
9.53 million people
in 2014
All-time low
7.94 million people
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of people without access to electricity in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 8.15 million people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Cameroon peaked at 9.53 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.94 million people, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of people without access to electricity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.80 million people | — |
| 2001 | 8.24 million people | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 8.81 million people | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 8.87 million people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.79 million people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.02 million people | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.95 million people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.35 million people | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 9.18 million people | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 9.23 million people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.28 million people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.37 million people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.32 million people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.35 million people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.53 million people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 9.42 million people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.43 million people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.43 million people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.38 million people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.39 million people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.36 million people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.31 million people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.01 million people | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 7.94 million people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 8.15 million people | +2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 8.15 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 781,524 people, 10.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 8.15 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.92 million people | 8.24 million people | 9.35 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.39 million people | 9.28 million people | 9.53 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.56 million people | 7.94 million people | 9.36 million people | 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 without access to electricity in Cameroon?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Cameroon was 8.15 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.53 million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.94 million people in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.