Renewable energy electricity output in Cameroon

Cameroon: Renewable energy electricity output was 5,144 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
5,144 GWh
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
80th
of 233 countries
All-time high
5,144 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
2,656 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in Cameroon, 1990–2015

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200220151990: 2.7k GWh1991: 2.7k GWh1992: 2.7k GWh1993: 2.8k GWh1994: 2.7k GWh1995: 2.8k GWh1996: 2.9k GWh1997: 3.1k GWh1998: 3.1k GWh1999: 3.3k GWh2000: 3.4k GWh2001: 3.5k GWh2002: 3.2k GWh2003: 3.5k GWh2004: 3.9k GWh2005: 3.8k GWh2006: 4.5k GWh2007: 3.9k GWh2008: 4.3k GWh2009: 4.1k GWh2010: 4.3k GWh2011: 4.5k GWh2012: 3.6k GWh2013: 4.2k GWh2014: 4.6k GWh2015: 5.1k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy electricity output in Cameroon stood at 5,144 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Cameroon peaked at 5,144 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,656 GWh, in 1990.

Cameroon ranks 80th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Renewable energy electricity output in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Renewable energy electricity output (GWh) in Cameroon, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 2,656 GWh
1991 2,671 GWh +0.6%
1992 2,702 GWh +1.2%
1993 2,802 GWh +3.7%
1994 2,688 GWh -4.1%
1995 2,753 GWh +2.4%
1996 2,868 GWh +4.2%
1997 3,092 GWh +7.8%
1998 3,116 GWh +0.8%
1999 3,334 GWh +7.0%
2000 3,442 GWh +3.2%
2001 3,474 GWh +0.9%
2002 3,182 GWh -8.4%
2003 3,528 GWh +10.9%
2004 3,920 GWh +11.1%
2005 3,772 GWh -3.8%
2006 4,535 GWh +20.2%
2007 3,923 GWh -13.5%
2008 4,309 GWh +9.8%
2009 4,087 GWh -5.2%
2010 4,319 GWh +5.7%
2011 4,458 GWh +3.2%
2012 3,561 GWh -20.1%
2013 4,151 GWh +16.6%
2014 4,634 GWh +11.6%
2015 5,144 GWh +11.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 5,144 GWh is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,041 GWh, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 5,144 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 537.6 GWh, 9.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,868 GWh 2,656 GWh 3,334 GWh 10
2000s 3,817 GWh 3,182 GWh 4,535 GWh 10
2010s 4,378 GWh 3,561 GWh 5,144 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 77 South Africa 5,564 GWh compare
  2. 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,551 GWh compare
  3. 79 Angola 5,192 GWh compare
  4. 81 Zimbabwe 5,119 GWh compare
  5. 82 Morocco 4,410 GWh compare
  6. 83 Slovenia 4,355 GWh compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy electricity output in Cameroon?
Renewable energy electricity output in Cameroon was 5,144 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 5,144 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 2,656 GWh in 1990.
How does Cameroon rank for renewable energy electricity output?
Cameroon ranks 80th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.