Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 72.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 72.0% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon peaked at 98.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 27th out of 213 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.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 72.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 72.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 69.3% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 54.3% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 59.4% | 72.4% | 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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cameroon was 72.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.