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 97th of 214 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.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.41 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3.44 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.15 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 3.49 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 3.88 terawatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 3.73 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 4.49 terawatt-hours | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 3.89 terawatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 4.27 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 4.05 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 4.28 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.41 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.27 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 4.41 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.37 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.38 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.1 terawatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 5.03 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.09 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.29 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.29 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.29 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.29 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.31 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5.31 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 terawatt-hours, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5.31 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 terawatt-hours, 8.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- 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)
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 97th out of 214 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.