Cameroon: Access to electricity
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| Cameroon |
Access to electricity, percent of the population |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 72.00 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1991 - 2023 |
| Average | 49.88 |
| Min - Max | 29.00 - 72.00 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2023 is 72 percent, an increase from 71 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 87.52 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Cameroon from 1991 to 2023 is 49.88 percent. The minimum value, 29 percent, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 72 percent was recorded in 2023.
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Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline prices | 1.03 | 2016 | dollars |
| Diesel prices | 0.94 | 2016 | dollars |
| Energy use per capita | 384.10 | 2022 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Share of clean energy | 79.20 | 2021 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.07 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Energy use per $1000 GDP | 79.30 | 2022 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | -1,198.43 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 11 | 2023 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 0.38 | 2023 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 41 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| GDP per unit of energy | 13.51 | 2022 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
| Net energy imports | -28.71 | 2022 | percent |
| Natural resources income | 5.53 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 2.36 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.58 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 72.00 | 2023 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 26.845 | 2023 | liters per person per year |