Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 72.0% for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Cameroon peaked at 72.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 190th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 41.0% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 52.8% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 64.3% | 72.0% | 5 |
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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 proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Cameroon?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Cameroon was 72.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Cameroon ranks 190th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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