Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Cameroon
Cameroon: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 277,404 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy consumption in Cameroon is 277,404 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Cameroon peaked at 277,404 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 152,495 TJ, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 25th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 152,495 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 156,660 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 160,974 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 165,378 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 171,296 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 176,296 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 181,343 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 186,532 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 191,576 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 196,498 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 200,782 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 205,158 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 217,950 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 223,902 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 230,060 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 236,304 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 205,802 TJ | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 171,508 TJ | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 175,100 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 182,336 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 182,324 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 190,316 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 198,270 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 206,352 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 214,362 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 222,923 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 229,606 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 236,340 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 242,819 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 249,654 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 256,486 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 263,346 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 270,312 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 277,404 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 277,404 TJ | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 277,404 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54,241 TJ, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 277,404 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73,528 TJ, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173,905 TJ | 152,495 TJ | 196,498 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 204,890 TJ | 171,508 TJ | 236,304 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 217,297 TJ | 182,324 TJ | 249,654 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 268,990 TJ | 256,486 TJ | 277,404 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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Cameroon?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Cameroon was 277,404 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 277,404 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,495 TJ in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.