Cameroon vs Mozambique: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 72% in Cameroon and 36.9% in Mozambique, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 35.1 percentage points, or 1.95 times that in Mozambique.
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% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 72 2024 | 56.8 | 174 of 213 |
| Mozambique | 36.9 2024 | 24.8 | 204 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1997.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Cameroon | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72 | 36.9 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 72 | 36 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 71 | 33.2 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 65.4 | 31.5 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 64.3 | 30.6 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 63.2 | 29.7 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 62.2 | 31.1 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 60.9 | 24.3 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 59.8 | 26.2 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 58.6 | 24 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 56.8 | 24.8 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 56.3 | 22.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 55.2 | 21.2 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 53.7 | 20.2 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 52.8 | 18.9 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 51.7 | 15 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 50.6 | 13.6 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 48.2 | 12.4 | 82 |
| 2006 | 49 | 13 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 47.2 | 11.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 47.1 | 10.7 | 80 |
| 2003 | 45.1 | 8.1 | 80 |
| 2002 | 44 | 8.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 46.2 | 5.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 41 | 6.1 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 40.7 | 4.9 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 40.7 | 3.7 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 38.4 | 6.6 | – |
| 1996 | 37.3 | – | – |
| 1995 | 36.2 | – | – |
| 1994 | 35 | – | – |
| 1993 | 33.9 | – | – |
| 1992 | 32.7 | – | – |
| 1991 | 29 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time