Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cameroon
Cameroon: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 5.31 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cameroon is 5.31 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cameroon peaked at 5.31 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.15 terawatt-hours, in 2002.
Cameroon ranks 96th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.78 terawatt-hours | 3.15 terawatt-hours | 4.49 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 terawatt-hours | 4.27 terawatt-hours | 5.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 5.31 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 29.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 16.63 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 309.25 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cameroon?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cameroon was 5.31 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Cameroon ranks 96th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.