Access to electricity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Access to electricity was 91.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Cameroon, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Cameroon stood at 91.9%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Cameroon peaked at 91.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 165th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.6% | — |
| 1991 | 63.0% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 69.5% | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 71.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 73.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 91.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 91.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.4%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 63.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 73.0% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 86.0% | 91.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 162 Grenada 92.3% compare
- 163 Comoros 92.1% compare
- 164 Cote d'Ivoire 92.0% compare
- 166 Mauritius 91.9% compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 91.9% compare
- 168 East Timor 91.7% compare
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 91.9% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for access to electricity?
- Cameroon ranks 165th 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 25.9%. 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 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.