Renewable energy consumption in Cameroon
Cameroon: Renewable energy consumption was 76.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Cameroon, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Cameroon stood at 76.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Cameroon peaked at 86.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 24th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.1% | 81.6% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 79.1% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 76.5% | 78.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 21 Sierra Leone 77.7% compare
- 22 Iceland 77.0% compare
- 23 Central African Republic 76.6% compare
- 25 Guinea 76.3% compare
- 26 Haiti 76.1% compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 74.2% compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3209 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4712 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.29 2010 = 100 (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Cameroon?
- Renewable energy consumption in Cameroon was 76.5% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption