CENTRAL AFRICA · RESOURCES

Cameroon: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Cameroon is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
8
5 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
0.9 GW
8 plants
Clean share of electricity
73%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Bauxite and aluminium6
Iron ore2
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Bauxite - CameroonBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
EdeaBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mbalam mineIron oreListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Les Mamelles ProspectIron oreProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Minim MartapBauxite and aluminiumProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro630 MW
Gas200 MW
Oil51 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Song LoulouHydro396 MWNot stated
KribiGas200 MWNot stated
EdeaHydro154 MWNot stated
LagdoHydro80 MWNot stated
GarouaOil16 MWNot stated
Douala BassaOil14 MWNot stated
BafoussamOil11 MWNot stated
LimbeOil11 MWNot stated

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
2.4%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.6%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
54.1%
% of merchandise exports · 2023
Ores and metals exports
2.2%
% of merchandise exports · 2023

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.