Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Cameroon
Cameroon: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Cameroon, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 25 for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Cameroon peaked at 26.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.4, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 186th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2 | — |
| 2001 | 13.9 | +51.1% |
| 2002 | 13.8 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.3 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 19.5 | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 15.4 | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 25.8 | +67.5% |
| 2007 | 6.4 | -75.2% |
| 2008 | 17.1 | +167.2% |
| 2009 | 17.7 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 16.1 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 16.8 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 18.3 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 19.5 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 18.8 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 21.2 | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 21.8 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 22.4 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 26.3 | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 23.6 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 24.2 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 24.8 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.31 | 6.4 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.48 | 16.1 | 26.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.67 | 24.2 | 25 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Cameroon?
- Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Cameroon was 25 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
- Cameroon ranks 186th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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