Energy
Cameroon
Coal
imports
300 metric tons (2023 est.)
Petroleum
total petroleum production
64,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
crude oil estimated reserves
200 million barrels (2021 est.)
refined petroleum consumption
41,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Electricity
imports
60 million kWh (2023 est.)
consumption
6.161 billion kWh (2023 est.)
installed generating capacity
1.798 million kW (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses
2.238 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Natural gas
exports
1.821 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
production
2.356 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
consumption
534.691 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
proven reserves
135.071 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Electricity access
electrification - rural areas
25%
electrification - urban areas
94%
electrification - total population
71% (2022 est.)
Energy consumption per capita
Total energy consumption per capita 2023
4.271 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Electricity generation sources
solar
0.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
fossil fuels
36.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectricity
63.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
biomass and waste
0.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)