Cameroon vs Nigeria: Electric power consumption

Cameroon
226.1 kWh per capita
in 2023
Nigeria
144.13 kWh per capita
in 2023
Cameroon rank
133rd
Nigeria rank
136th

Electric power consumption over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
100150200250300199020062023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 226.1 kWh per capita against 144.13 kWh per capita in Nigeria, a difference of 81.96 kWh per capita.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 133rd and Nigeria ranks 136th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Unit
kWh per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,529 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.