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Cameroon — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Cameroon, 1991–2024.
Latest value · 2024
72.00%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +148.3% since 1991
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
72.00%
First (1991)
29.00%
Change
+148.3%
Highest
72.00%
in 2023
Lowest
29.00%
in 1991
Average
50.53%
Annual growth (CAGR)
2.79%
Years of data
34
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 72% |
| 2023 | 72% |
| 2022 | 71% |
| 2021 | 65.4% |
| 2020 | 64.3% |
| 2019 | 63.2% |
| 2018 | 62.2% |
| 2017 | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 59.8% |
| 2015 | 58.6% |
| 2014 | 56.8% |
| 2013 | 56.3% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.