Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Cameroon

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Cameroon in 2024 — 26.86%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 25.7 pp.

2024 26.86% +0.13 pp vs 2023
World rank 51of 196
Period maximum 45.1%2015
Period minimum 1.16%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Cameroon, 2000–202402040602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 1.16%2001: 1.99%2002: 3.67%2003: 4.38%2004: 4.67%2005: 5.81%2006: 11.26%2007: 25.33%2008: 24.3%2009: 29.44%2010: 26.97%2011: 25%2012: 21.36%2013: 30.6%2014: 36%2015: 45.1%2016: 38.39%2017: 36.65%2018: 41.1%2019: 38.53%2020: 39.88%2021: 37.1%2022: 35.09%2023: 26.73%2024: 26.86%
Change over the period: +25.7 pp Annual average: 1.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Cameroon 26.86%
World computed 59.17%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 60.95%
Middle Africa computed 27.71%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 26.86 +0.13 pp
2023 26.73 −8.36 pp
2022 35.09 −2.01 pp
2021 37.1 −2.78 pp
2020 39.88 +1.35 pp
2019 38.53 −2.57 pp
2018 41.1 +4.45 pp
2017 36.65 −1.74 pp
2016 38.39 −6.71 pp
2015 45.1 +9.1 pp
2014 36 +5.4 pp
2013 30.6 +9.24 pp
2012 21.36 −3.64 pp
2011 25 −1.97 pp
2010 26.97 −2.47 pp
2009 29.44 +5.14 pp
2008 24.3 −1.03 pp
2007 25.33 +14.07 pp
2006 11.26 +5.45 pp
2005 5.81 +1.14 pp
2004 4.67 +0.29 pp
2003 4.38 +0.71 pp
2002 3.67 +1.68 pp
2001 1.99 +0.83 pp
2000 1.16

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.