Cameroon’s domestic gas market continued to accelerate in the second quarter of 2025, according to data from the Economic Outlook Note for Q2 published by the Ministry of Finance.
Between the first half of 2024 and the first half of 2025, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consumption rose by 33.5%, increasing from 89,759 tons to 119,818 tons.
The surge was even sharper on a quarterly basis. Between the first and second quarters of 2025, volumes released for consumption jumped by 72.6%, with distributed quantities rising from 43,947 tons in Q1 2025 to 75,871 tons in Q2, pointing to a rapid acceleration in demand.
This growth was not supported by domestic production, which declined during the period. Output fell by 18% in the second quarter, from 7,951 tons to 6,519 tons, linked to lower production activity at the National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH), the report said. The increase in supply was instead driven by imports, which rose by 30.3%, from 94,175 tons in the first half of 2024 to 122,707 tons in the first half of 2025.
As a result, total national LPG supply increased by 25.5%, helping meet strong growth in domestic demand, particularly in urban areas where cooking gas is still seen as the most accessible energy source. The report points to a sharp rise in industrial consumption, with some companies turning to gas to stabilize production, alongside continued growth in household demand. This combined pressure from industry and households has amplified overall domestic consumption.
In response to the rising demand, the state has maintained support for domestic gas prices. In Cameroon, the Hydrocarbons Price Stabilization Fund (CSPH) said it had injected 36.9 billion CFA as of September 30, 2025, to support LPG prices. The disclosure was made on December 22, 2025, in Yaoundé, following a board meeting.
Amina Malloum