Fossil electricity share in Cameroon
Oil, gas and coal produced 13.2% of electricity in Cameroon in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2006.
Cameroon, 2024
13.2%
Change from 2023
−5.3percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Fossil electricity share in Cameroon over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.2% | – |
| 2023 | 18.5% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.3 percentage points from 18.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 35.8%, the figure has changed by −22.5 percentage points.