Cameroon — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Cameroon, 1991–2024.
Electricity access for Cameroon was 72.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1991 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 72.00% in 2023. The lowest was 29.00% in 1991 (about 2.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.79% per year.
Cameroon ranks 176 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 82%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Cameroon sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 27%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 14 of 48 economies; Rwanda (72.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 13% in 1992. That is 12% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 2015. Doubling roughly every 25 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 103rd of 108 in 1991 → 167th of 211 in 2000 → 170th of 215 in 2010 → 179th of 215 in 2020 → 176th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 72% | +1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 71% | +5.6 pp |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +1.0 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% | +2.0 pp |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 44% | -2.2 pp |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +5.2 pp |
| 2000 | 41% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 40.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +2.3 pp |
| 1997 | 38.44% | +1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 37.29% | +1.1 pp |
| 1995 | 36.15% | +1.1 pp |
| 1994 | 35% | +1.2 pp |
| 1993 | 33.85% | +1.2 pp |
| 1992 | 32.7% | +3.7 pp |
| 1991 | 29% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cameroon’s Electricity access in 1992?
32.7% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cameroon’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +148.3% in total — about 2.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 72%; 2023: 72%; 2022: 71%; 2021: 65.4%; 2020: 64.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.