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 226 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.6% | — |
| 1991 | 83.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 84.4% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 83.9% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 83.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | -0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 76.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 76.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 226 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