
Cameroon: Net energy imports
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| Cameroon |
Net energy imports as percent of total energy use |
|---|---|
| Latest value | -26.45 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2024 |
| Average | -53.34 |
| Min - Max | -122.15 - -13.26 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is -26.45 percent, an increase from -31.66 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is -5.90 percent, based on data from 137 countries. Historically, the average for Cameroon from 1990 to 2024 is -53.34 percent. The minimum value, -122.15 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of -13.26 percent was recorded in 2011.
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| Recent values | Cameroon: Net energy imports |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -26.45 |
| 2023 | -31.66 |
| 2022 | -31.14 |
| 2021 | -31.66 |
| 2020 | -33.75 |
| 2019 | -32.60 |
| 2018 | -26.05 |
| 2017 | -20.98 |
Definition: Net energy imports are estimated as gross imports less gross exports, both measured in tons of oil equivalents (toe). A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Energy use per capita | 329.79 | 2024 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Share of clean energy | 79.20 | 2021 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.07 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Energy use per $1000 GDP | 76.04 | 2023 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | -329.43 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 10 | 2024 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 0.35 | 2024 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 41 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| GDP per unit of energy | 14.61 | 2023 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
| Net energy imports | -26.45 | 2024 | percent |
| Natural resources income | 5.53 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 2.36 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.58 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 72.00 | 2024 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 26.791 | 2024 | liters per person per year |