People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: People without electricity country, per square kilometre was 16.81 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 16.81 units per square kilometre for people without electricity country, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 20.16 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.81 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 34th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.52 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 17.09 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 17.29 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 17.47 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 17.64 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 17.8 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 17.94 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 17.74 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 18.22 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 18.61 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 17.42 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 18.63 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 18.77 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 18.59 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.07 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 18.93 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.78 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 19.41 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 19.53 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 19.64 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 19.82 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.72 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.79 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 20.16 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.94 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.95 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.96 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.84 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.86 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.79 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 19.7 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 16.95 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 16.81 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.63 units per square kilometre | 17.09 units per square kilometre | 18.22 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.87 units per square kilometre | 17.42 units per square kilometre | 19.78 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.87 units per square kilometre | 19.64 units per square kilometre | 20.16 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.31 units per square kilometre | 16.81 units per square kilometre | 19.79 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 31 Papua New Guinea 18.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Djibouti 17.31 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 South Sudan 17.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Niger 16.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Zimbabwe 16.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Ghana 15.59 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 people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 16.81 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.16 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.81 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people without electricity country, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 People without electricity country, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country 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.
People without electricity country ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
People without electricity country 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.