Food Retail — Energy Use in Cameroon

Cameroon: Food Retail — Energy Use was 900.64 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
900.64 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1,893 TJ
in 2014
All-time low
471.74 TJ
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in Cameroon, 1996–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1996200920231996: 471.7 TJ1997: 483.8 TJ1998: 565.3 TJ1999: 646.8 TJ2000: 728.3 TJ2001: 809.8 TJ2002: 891.2 TJ2003: 972.7 TJ2004: 1.1k TJ2005: 1.1k TJ2006: 1.2k TJ2007: 1.3k TJ2008: 1.5k TJ2009: 1.5k TJ2010: 1.6k TJ2011: 1.6k TJ2012: 1.7k TJ2013: 1.8k TJ2014: 1.9k TJ2015: 721.2 TJ2016: 680.4 TJ2017: 730.4 TJ2018: 775.6 TJ2019: 766 TJ2020: 781.1 TJ2021: 856.4 TJ2022: 900.6 TJ2023: 900.6 TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 900.64 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023.

The figure is down 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Cameroon peaked at 1,893 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 471.74 TJ, in 1996.

That places Cameroon 125th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Food Retail — Energy Use in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) in Cameroon, 1996 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1996 471.74 TJ —
1997 483.84 TJ +2.6%
1998 565.32 TJ +16.8%
1999 646.8 TJ +14.4%
2000 728.28 TJ +12.6%
2001 809.76 TJ +11.2%
2002 891.24 TJ +10.1%
2003 972.72 TJ +9.1%
2004 1,054 TJ +8.4%
2005 1,136 TJ +7.7%
2006 1,217 TJ +7.2%
2007 1,272 TJ +4.5%
2008 1,509 TJ +18.7%
2009 1,494 TJ -1.0%
2010 1,566 TJ +4.9%
2011 1,630 TJ +4.1%
2012 1,704 TJ +4.5%
2013 1,789 TJ +5.0%
2014 1,893 TJ +5.8%
2015 721.22 TJ -61.9%
2016 680.4 TJ -5.7%
2017 730.35 TJ +7.3%
2018 775.63 TJ +6.2%
2019 766.03 TJ -1.2%
2020 781.11 TJ +2.0%
2021 856.42 TJ +9.6%
2022 900.64 TJ +5.2%
2023 900.64 TJ +0.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 900.64 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,598 TJ, 56% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 900.64 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 633.85 TJ, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Retail — Energy Use 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.

YearChange FromTo
2015 -61.9% 1,893 TJ 721.22 TJ

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 541.93 TJ 471.74 TJ 646.8 TJ 4
2000s 1,108 TJ 728.28 TJ 1,509 TJ 10
2010s 1,226 TJ 680.4 TJ 1,893 TJ 10
2020s 859.7 TJ 781.11 TJ 900.64 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 122 Guinea 950.75 TJ compare
  2. 123 Aruba 943.92 TJ compare
  3. 124 Barbados 913.71 TJ compare
  4. 126 Uganda 781.7 TJ compare
  5. 127 Rwanda 768.38 TJ compare
  6. 128 Cuba 752.06 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in Cameroon?
Food retail — energy use in Cameroon was 900.64 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 1,893 TJ in 2014.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 471.74 TJ in 1996.
How does Cameroon rank for food retail — energy use?
Cameroon ranks 125th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
230 places, 7,017 data points, 1990–2023
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