Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Cameroon
Cameroon: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was -63,281 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Cameroon, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Cameroon is -63,281 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 35.1% on the previous year and down 106.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Cameroon peaked at 5.42 million tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, -4.97 million tonnes, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,467 tonnes | -80,608 tonnes | 98,928 tonnes | 9 |
| 1960s | 29,315 tonnes | -25,648 tonnes | 113,584 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 124,376 tonnes | -177,863 tonnes | 470,078 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 576,234 tonnes | -4.48 million tonnes | 5.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -235,825 tonnes | -4.97 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 333,550 tonnes | -274,597 tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,033 tonnes | -498,240 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,259 tonnes | -97,571 tonnes | 110,977 tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 29.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 16.63 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 309.25 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Cameroon?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Cameroon was -63,281 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 million tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.97 million tonnes in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 106.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.