Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 72.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon, 1991β2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank β with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon stood at 72.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon peaked at 72.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 175th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 29.0% | 40.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 41.0% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 52.8% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 64.3% | 72.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More energy & mining data for Cameroon
- Fuel imports 24.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 2.2% (2023)
- Gas production 27.35 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 939.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 27.35 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 939.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cameroon was 72.0% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank β with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Cameroon ranks 175th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. 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.