AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in Cameroon
Cameroon: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) was 19.71 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 19.71 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 25.51 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.69 kt, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 79th out of 257 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.86 kt | — |
| 1991 | 16.69 kt | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 16.74 kt | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 16.72 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 16.85 kt | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 16.85 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 17.53 kt | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 18.09 kt | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 21.95 kt | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 20.87 kt | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 22.66 kt | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 20.37 kt | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 20.34 kt | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 25.51 kt | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 20.69 kt | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 25.39 kt | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 20.79 kt | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 20.33 kt | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 20.27 kt | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.93 kt | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 20.25 kt | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 19.8 kt | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 19.27 kt | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 19.73 kt | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 19.38 kt | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.6 kt | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 20.39 kt | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 20.03 kt | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 19.57 kt | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 20.53 kt | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 22 kt | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 20.29 kt | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 20.79 kt | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 19.71 kt | -5.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 19.71 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.04 kt, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 19.71 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.68 kt, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.92 kt | 16.69 kt | 21.95 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.53 kt | 18.93 kt | 25.51 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.85 kt | 19.27 kt | 20.53 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7 kt | 19.71 kt | 22 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in Cameroon?
- Afolu — emissions in Cameroon was 19.71 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.51 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.69 kt in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for afolu — emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 79th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf