Access to electricity (% of total population) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 60.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Cameroon, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Cameroon is 60.1%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Cameroon peaked at 60.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 176th out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.1% | — |
| 1991 | 29.0% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 36.2% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +2.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 60.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 60.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 29.0% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 41.0% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 52.9% | 60.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Cameroon?
- Access to electricity in Cameroon was 60.1% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for access to electricity?
- Cameroon ranks 176th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.