Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.0719 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0719 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.115 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0719, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 156th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.103 | 0.0913 | 0.115 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0875 | 0.0749 | 0.1004 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0861 | 0.0824 | 0.0928 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0776 | 0.0719 | 0.0832 | 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 carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 0.0719 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.115 in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0719 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.