Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production was 6,223 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6,223 TJ for other vegetal material and residues — energy production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Cameroon peaked at 45,885 TJ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4,999 TJ, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 47th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,049 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 32,205 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 33,008 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 34,084 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 35,300 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 35,300 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36,324 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 37,377 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 38,400 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 39,398 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 40,265 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 41,151 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 42,269 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 43,438 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 44,647 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 45,885 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 14,223 TJ | -69.0% |
| 2007 | 6,821 TJ | -52.0% |
| 2008 | 7,052 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 6,282 TJ | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 6,031 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 6,204 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 6,381 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 6,563 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 6,765 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 4,999 TJ | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 5,151 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 5,299 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 5,448 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 5,601 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5,755 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 5,908 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 6,064 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 6,223 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 6,223 TJ | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6,223 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,175 TJ, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6,223 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,223 TJ, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -69.0% | 45,885 TJ | 14,223 TJ |
| 2007 | -52.0% | 14,223 TJ | 6,821 TJ |
| 2015 | -26.1% | 6,765 TJ | 4,999 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,244 TJ | 31,049 TJ | 39,398 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,203 TJ | 6,282 TJ | 45,885 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,844 TJ | 4,999 TJ | 6,765 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,035 TJ | 5,755 TJ | 6,223 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Cameroon?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Cameroon was 6,223 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 45,885 TJ in 2005.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,999 TJ in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy production?
- Cameroon ranks 47th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.