Cameroon - Access to electricity

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Cameroon was 24.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 26.28 in 2018, while its lowest value was 6.11 in 1991.

Definition: Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1991 6.11
1992 6.92
1993 7.62
1994 8.32
1995 9.01
1996 9.70
1997 10.39
1998 10.18
1999 11.78
2000 9.22
2001 13.86
2002 13.77
2003 14.37
2004 19.47
2005 15.50
2006 25.81
2007 6.43
2008 17.02
2009 17.52
2010 15.91
2011 16.84
2012 17.91
2013 19.20
2014 18.80
2015 21.10
2016 21.83
2017 22.60
2018 26.28
2019 24.18
2020 24.98

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in Cameroon was 94.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 94.03 in 2020, while its lowest value was 63.00 in 1991.

Definition: Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1991 63.00
1992 70.07
1993 70.98
1994 71.87
1995 72.76
1996 73.63
1997 74.49
1998 79.00
1999 76.15
2000 79.00
2001 83.95
2002 78.54
2003 79.34
2004 77.10
2005 80.98
2006 73.00
2007 90.40
2008 83.59
2009 84.49
2010 87.38
2011 87.50
2012 88.27
2013 88.54
2014 89.20
2015 89.80
2016 90.65
2017 91.50
2018 90.00
2019 93.19
2020 94.03

Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity (% of population) in Cameroon was 64.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 64.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 29.00 in 1991.

Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1991 29.00
1992 32.70
1993 33.85
1994 35.00
1995 36.15
1996 37.29
1997 38.44
1998 40.70
1999 40.71
2000 41.00
2001 46.20
2002 44.04
2003 45.12
2004 47.10
2005 47.28
2006 49.00
2007 48.20
2008 50.54
2009 51.64
2010 52.76
2011 53.70
2012 55.04
2013 56.21
2014 56.80
2015 58.60
2016 59.81
2017 61.03
2018 62.20
2019 63.49
2020 64.72

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use