Net energy imports in Cameroon

Net imports covered -26.5% of energy use in Cameroon in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Cameroon, 2024 -26.5% % of energy use
Change from 2023 +5.2percentage points 2023: -31.7%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Cameroon (2024).
Position in 2024 105th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Cameroon over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period CameroonWorld
2024 -26.5% –
2023 -31.7% 14.6%
2022 -31.1% -0.7%
2021 -31.7% -0.2%
2020 -33.7% -1.2%
2019 -32.6% -1.1%
2018 -26.1% -1.3%
2017 -21.0% -0.8%
2016 -28.2% -1.2%
2015 -28.3% -0.9%
2014 -19.9% -0.6%
2013 -18.4% -0.8%
2012 -15.1% -0.8%
2011 -13.3% -0.6%
2010 -23.2% -0.1%
2009 -31.6% -0.3%
2008 -48.3% 0.4%
2007 -48.8% 0.7%
2006 -51.0% 0.6%
2005 -48.5% 0.0%
2004 -51.7% -0.6%
2003 -57.3% 0.1%
2002 -65.6% 0.0%
2001 -66.0% -0.6%
2000 -75.2% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +5.2 percentage points from -31.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was -19.9%, the figure has changed by −6.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Cameroon has the 105th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Cameroon
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency