Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity was 0.0627 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Cameroon, 2015–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
In 2025, solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Cameroon stood at 0.0627 gigawatts. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 421,896.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Cameroon peaked at 0.0627 gigawatts in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 gigawatts, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 133rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 gigawatts | — |
| 2016 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +1819.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 gigawatts | +4013.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0135 gigawatts | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 gigawatts | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0267 gigawatts | +97.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0267 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0267 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0627 gigawatts | +135.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0627 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0627 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0627 gigawatts is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1229 gigawatts, 51% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0627 gigawatts is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0678 gigawatts, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0078 gigawatts | 0 gigawatts | 0.0135 gigawatts | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0447 gigawatts | 0.0267 gigawatts | 0.0627 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 130 Barbados 0.0693 gigawatts compare
- 131 French Guiana 0.0683 gigawatts compare
- 132 Mauritania 0.0678 gigawatts compare
- 134 Sudan 0.0543 gigawatts compare
- 135 Madagascar 0.0539 gigawatts compare
- 136 United States Virgin Islands 0.0529 gigawatts 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)
- 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 solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Cameroon?
- Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Cameroon was 0.0627 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0627 gigawatts in 2023.
- What is the lowest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 gigawatts in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- Cameroon ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 421,896.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.