Cameroon Key Figures
- Population:
- 28.4 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 3.25 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 100%
Data of the last year available: 2023
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 92.8 (2015=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 0.27 tCO2/cap
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 22.5%
* at purchasing power parity
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Cameroon Total Energy Production & Consumption
Total energy consumption per capita is 0.4 toe (2023).
Total energy consumption has increased by 3%/year since 2017, reaching 11.5 Mtoe in 2023, after two times faster growth between 2010 and 2015.
Graph: Primary Consumption Trends by Energy Source
Source: Cameroon energy report
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Cameroon Oil Production & Consumption
Graph: Crude Oil Production & Consumption
Source: Cameroon energy report
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Cameroon Natural Gas Production & Consumption
Gas production has quadrupled since 2017, driven by the launch of LNG production. In 2023, gas production reached 2.5 bcm. Before this surge, gas production had been gradually increasing since 2010, with the start-up of production at the Logbaba field (reserves estimated at 6 bcm of gas and 2.8 Mbl of condensate).
Source: Cameroon energy report
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Cameroon Coal and Lignite Production & Consumption
Cameroon has no domestic coal production.
Graph: Coal Production & Consumption
Source: Cameroon energy report
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Cameroon Renewable in % Electricity Production
The government aims to bring the share of renewables to 25% of the electricity mix in 2035 in its updated NDC (excluding hydropower plants over 5 MW). According to the electricity sector law of 2011, only hydroelectric installations with a capacity below 5 MW are considered as renewable energy sources Achieving the 25% target relies heavily on the development of mini-hydropower and solar projects. Progress in rural household electrification is closely tied to the expansion of these decentralised energy sources.
Source: Cameroon energy report
Interactive Chart Cameroon Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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Cameroon GHG emissions and CO2 emissions
In its updated NDC (2021), Cameroon set the target of a 35% reduction in GHG emissions (without LULUCF) by 2030 compared to 2010. Agriculture represents more than half of total GHG emissions.
Source: Cameroon energy report
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