Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Cameroon

Energy consumption per capita in Cameroon in 2024 — 4.1 MMBtu. Ranked 170 in the world out of 214. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 7.3%.

2024 4.1 MMBtu +1.12% vs 2023
World rank 170of 214
Period maximum 5.5 MMBtu2014
Period minimum 3.6 MMBtu2005

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Cameroon, 1980–20243.544.555.5619801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 4.4 MMBtu1981: 4.4 MMBtu1982: 5.1 MMBtu1983: 5 MMBtu1984: 4.9 MMBtu1985: 5 MMBtu1986: 5.3 MMBtu1987: 4.8 MMBtu1988: 4.6 MMBtu1989: 5.3 MMBtu1990: 5.2 MMBtu1991: 5.1 MMBtu1992: 5 MMBtu1993: 4.2 MMBtu1994: 4.4 MMBtu1995: 4.4 MMBtu1996: 4.2 MMBtu1997: 4.3 MMBtu1998: 4.2 MMBtu1999: 3.8 MMBtu2000: 3.9 MMBtu2001: 3.7 MMBtu2002: 3.7 MMBtu2003: 3.8 MMBtu2004: 3.8 MMBtu2005: 3.6 MMBtu2006: 4.5 MMBtu2007: 4.4 MMBtu2008: 4.2 MMBtu2009: 4.6 MMBtu2010: 5.2 MMBtu2011: 5.3 MMBtu2012: 5.3 MMBtu2013: 4.3 MMBtu2014: 5.5 MMBtu2015: 5.4 MMBtu2016: 5.1 MMBtu2017: 4.9 MMBtu2018: 5.2 MMBtu2019: 4.9 MMBtu2020: 4.9 MMBtu2021: 4.5 MMBtu2022: 4.5 MMBtu2023: 4.1 MMBtu2024: 4.1 MMBtu
Change over the period: −0.3 (−7.25%) Average annual rate: -0.17 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Cameroon 4.1 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.1 MMBtu
Middle Africa computed 4.1 MMBtu
Lower-middle-income countries computed 25 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 4.1 +0 +1.12%
2023 4.1 −0.4 −9.16%
2022 4.5 −0.1 −1.78%
2021 4.5 −0.4 −7.7%
2020 4.9 +0.1 +1.27%
2019 4.9 −0.3 −5.7%
2018 5.2 +0.3 +5.58%
2017 4.9 −0.2 −4.21%
2016 5.1 −0.3 −5.61%
2015 5.4 −0.1 −2.18%
2014 5.5 +1.2 +28.34%
2013 4.3 −0.9 −18.03%
2012 5.3 −0.1 −1.49%
2011 5.3 +0.2 +3.07%
2010 5.2 +0.6 +13.34%
2009 4.6 +0.4 +8.81%
2008 4.2 −0.2 −3.79%
2007 4.4 −0.1 −2.67%
2006 4.5 +0.9 +24.81%
2005 3.6 −0.2 −5.9%
2004 3.8 −0 −0.45%
2003 3.8 +0.1 +3.18%
2002 3.7 −0 −0.4%
2001 3.7 −0.2 −4.14%
2000 3.9 +0.1 +1.58%
1999 3.8 −0.3 −7.84%
1998 4.2 −0.1 −2.79%
1997 4.3 +0.1 +2.02%
1996 4.2 −0.2 −4.67%
1995 4.4 −0 −0.35%
1994 4.4 +0.2 +5.62%
1993 4.2 −0.9 −17.26%
1992 5 −0.1 −1.66%
1991 5.1 −0.1 −2.24%
1990 5.2 −0.1 −1.71%
1989 5.3 +0.7 +16.08%
1988 4.6 −0.2 −4.88%
1987 4.8 −0.5 −9.34%
1986 5.3 +0.3 +6.19%
1985 5 +0.1 +2.49%
1984 4.9 −0.1 −1.77%
1983 5 −0.1 −2.21%
1982 5.1 +0.7 +15.13%
1981 4.4 +0 +0.17%
1980 4.4

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).