Energy & Mining in Cameroon

275 indicators covering energy & mining for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use 72.0% 2023 up 27.9% 175th
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 28.6% 2022 up 34.7% 157th
GDP per capita vs. energy use 4,311 kg of oil equivalent per capita 2023 down 1.2% 150th
People without electricity country, per square kilometre 16.81 units per square kilometre 2023 down 15.1% 34th
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square 43.22 units per square kilometre 2023 up 69.5% 147th
Gas consumption, annual growth rate 11.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 77.5% 16th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, annual growth rate 11.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 77.5% 16th
Primary energy use per person 1,203 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 down 25.7% 190th
Primary energy use 35.03 terawatt-hours 2024 down 2.0% 124th
Coal production 0 terawatt-hours 2024 68th
Coal consumption 0 terawatt-hours 2024 132nd
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel 6.71 terawatt-hours 2024 up 32.1% 98th
Oil production 39.24 terawatt-hours 2024 down 17.8% 49th
Oil consumption 22.87 terawatt-hours 2024 down 9.9% 119th
Gas consumption 6.71 terawatt-hours 2024 up 32.1% 98th
Coal consumption per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 132nd
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel 230.5 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 0.1% 114th
Coal production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 68th
Primary energy use 35.03 terawatt-hours 2024 down 2.0% 124th
Coal production 0 terawatt-hours 2024 68th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use 3.8% 2024 down 88.2% 59th
Annual change in primary energy use 1.28 terawatt-hours 2024 down 85.3% 77th
Share of primary energy from nuclear 0.0% 2024 33rd
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables 0.0% 2024 33rd
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables 0.0% 2024 33rd
Electricity generation from nuclear 0 terawatt-hours 2024 34th
Primary energy from nuclear per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 33rd
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear 0 terawatt-hours 2024 20th
Fossil fuel consumption per person 1,016 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 down 26.5% 193rd
Primary energy from nuclear 0 terawatt-hours 2024 33rd
Fossil fuel consumption 29.58 terawatt-hours 2024 down 2.9% 129th
Coal production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 68th
Oil production per person 1,347 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 down 37.7% 55th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita 1,203 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 down 25.7% 190th
Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables 0.0% 2024 33rd
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables 0.0% 2024 33rd
Coal production 0 terawatt-hours 2024 68th
Primary energy use 35.03 terawatt-hours 2024 down 2.0% 124th
Electricity generation from nuclear per person 0 kilowatt-hours 2024 34th
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use 32.0% 2024 up 45.5% 154th
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use 32.0% 2024 up 45.5% 154th
Number of people without access to electricity 8.15 million people 2024 down 14.4% 24th
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita 0.28 people per person 2024 down 35.2% 39th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding -12.24 kWh per person 2021 down 2,890.7% 200th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric -329.43 million kWh 2021 down 3,878.6% 202nd
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric -4.0% 2021 down 2,753.7% 202nd
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding -0.0073 kWh per US$ of GDP 2021 down 2,607.5% 197th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding -696.9 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 3,878.6% 200th
Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 702.58 2023 up 23.1% 120th
Electricity generation from hydropower 5.23 terawatt-hours 2024 up 20.8% 71st
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre 16.81 people per square kilometre 2023 down 15.1% 34th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person 179.58 kilowatt-hours 2024 down 8.5% 89th
Palm oil imports 169,000 tonnes 2023 up 138.0% 41st
Country position on nuclear weapons 0 2023 12th
Installed solar energy capacity 0.0894 gigawatts 2025 up 61,405.6% 131st
Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 1,593 2022 up 102.2% 119th
Electricity from renewables by source 0 terawatt-hours 2024 28th
Electricity generation by source 0 terawatt-hours 2024 28th
Electricity production in the United Kingdom 0.04 terawatt-hours 2024 down 42.9% 104th
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Nuclear, level, electricity output 0 Index 2024 30th