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Access to electricity — Cameroon

Access to electricity in Cameroon in 2024 — 72%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 215. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 43 pp.

2024 72% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 176of 215
Period maximum 72%2023
Period minimum 29%1991

Trend over time

1991–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Cameroon, 1991–2024204060801991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 29%1992: 32.7%1993: 33.8%1994: 35%1995: 36.1%1996: 37.3%1997: 38.4%1998: 40.7%1999: 40.7%2000: 41%2001: 46.2%2002: 44%2003: 45.1%2004: 47.1%2005: 47.2%2006: 49%2007: 48.2%2008: 50.6%2009: 51.7%2010: 52.8%2011: 53.7%2012: 55.2%2013: 56.3%2014: 56.8%2015: 58.6%2016: 59.8%2017: 60.9%2018: 62.2%2019: 63.2%2020: 64.3%2021: 65.4%2022: 71%2023: 72%2024: 72%
Change over the period: +43 pp Annual average: 1.3 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 72%
World 91.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.1%
Middle Africa computed 36.4%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 92.4%
Access to electricity — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 72 +0 pp
2023 72 +1 pp
2022 71 +5.6 pp
2021 65.4 +1.1 pp
2020 64.3 +1.1 pp
2019 63.2 +1 pp
2018 62.2 +1.3 pp
2017 60.9 +1.1 pp
2016 59.8 +1.2 pp
2015 58.6 +1.8 pp
2014 56.8 +0.5 pp
2013 56.3 +1.1 pp
2012 55.2 +1.5 pp
2011 53.7 +0.9 pp
2010 52.8 +1.1 pp
2009 51.7 +1.1 pp
2008 50.6 +2.4 pp
2007 48.2 −0.8 pp
2006 49 +1.8 pp
2005 47.2 +0.1 pp
2004 47.1 +2 pp
2003 45.1 +1.1 pp
2002 44 −2.2 pp
2001 46.2 +5.2 pp
2000 41 +0.3 pp
1999 40.7 +0 pp
1998 40.7 +2.3 pp
1997 38.4 +1.1 pp
1996 37.3 +1.1 pp
1995 36.1 +1.1 pp
1994 35 +1.2 pp
1993 33.8 +1.2 pp
1992 32.7 +3.7 pp
1991 29 —

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GA Gabon 95.1 ST Sao Tome and Principe 77.7 CM Cameroon 72 GQ Equatorial Guinea 65.1 AO Angola 55.5 CG Republic of the Congo 53 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 22.5 CF Central African Republic 18.2 TD Chad 13.4
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About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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