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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Cameroon: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 46.3% (2024), 152nd of 188 in the world and 16th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 108.2 (2024), 125th of 210 in the world and 20th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 2.1 (2022), 157th of 208 in the world and 12th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users46.3%2024 · world 152/188 · region 16/46Mobile subscriptions108.22024 · world 125/210 · region 20/48Fixed broadband2.12022 · world 157/208 · region 12/48Fixed telephone0.22024 · world 188/213 · region 30/48
Internet users
CameroonSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199720022007201220172022Cameroon46.3%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
CameroonSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Cameroon108.2Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Cameroon in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population46.3%2024152/18816/460.3%4.3%37.7%+30.0 ppsince 201435.7%62.9%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people108.22024125/21020/480.743.985.3+40%since 201490.489.9111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people2.12022157/20812/48·0.02.8+3,099%since 20121.15.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.22024188/21330/480.62.73.7−96%since 20140.43.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people252024191/21529/48·017+1,254%since 201490371716,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population72.0%2024176/21514/4841.0%52.8%64.3%+15.2 ppsince 201455.1%91.4%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population42.7%2024184/21122/479.2%16.1%24.2%+23.9 ppsince 201435.7%88.0%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population95.6%2024169/21311/4879.0%87.4%93.9%+6.4 ppsince 201482.9%96.2%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population32.0%2024152/19219/4810.0%18.0%28.0%+10.0 ppsince 201422.9%63.8%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person202 kWh2024132/14917/32182 kWh270 kWh207 kWh−19%since 2014380 kWh928 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person330 kgoe2024140/15025/32426 kgoe356 kgoe356 kgoe−16%since 2014476 kgoe640 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output24.8%202413/1498/3221.9%9.8%24.8%−5.7 ppsince 201413.4%14.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Cameroon and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Cameroon. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorCameroonNigeriaChadRepublic of the CongoCentral African RepublicGabon
Internet users46.3%202441.2%202412.6%202447.3%202413.8%202468.7%2024
Mobile subscriptions108.2202470.8202472.9202495.5202438.82022125.32024
Fixed broadband2.120220.120240.020241.320230.020224.72024
Fixed telephone0.220240.020240.020240.320220.020222.62024
Secure servers2520249820241202417202422024872024
Electricity access72.0%202462.5%202413.4%202453.0%202418.2%202495.1%2024
Electricity access, rural42.7%202423.5%2024100.0%202419.4%20242.0%202451.3%2024
Electricity access, urban95.6%202485.5%202451.0%202472.0%202438.8%202499.0%2024
Clean cooking32.0%202428.0%202411.0%202440.0%20241.0%202493.0%2024
Nigeria: digital & energy accessChad: digital & energy accessRepublic of the Congo: digital & energy accessCentral African Republic: digital & energy accessGabon: digital & energy access
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