Total electricity output in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total electricity output was 6,758 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Cameroon, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Cameroon is 6,758 GWh, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Cameroon peaked at 6,922 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,697 GWh, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 112th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,697 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 2,710 GWh | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,737 GWh | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2,832 GWh | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2,720 GWh | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 2,785 GWh | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2,901 GWh | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 3,128 GWh | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 3,168 GWh | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 3,376 GWh | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 3,480 GWh | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3,541 GWh | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3,300 GWh | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 3,684 GWh | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 4,110 GWh | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 4,004 GWh | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 5,106 GWh | +27.5% |
| 2007 | 5,243 GWh | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 5,681 GWh | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 5,783 GWh | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5,899 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5,943 GWh | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,895 GWh | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6,175 GWh | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 6,922 GWh | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 6,758 GWh | -2.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6,758 GWh is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6,758 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +27.5% | 4,004 GWh | 5,106 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,905 GWh | 2,697 GWh | 3,376 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,393 GWh | 3,300 GWh | 5,783 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,265 GWh | 5,895 GWh | 6,922 GWh | 6 |
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 total electricity output in Cameroon?
- Total electricity output in Cameroon was 6,758 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 total electricity output recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6,922 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,697 GWh in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for total electricity output?
- Cameroon ranks 112th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants