Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 60,845 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 60,845 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cameroon peaked at 92,869 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29,143 kt, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 5th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46,959 kt | — |
| 1991 | 46,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 46,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 46,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 46,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 46,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 46,959 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36,263 kt | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 36,263 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36,263 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36,263 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36,263 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36,263 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36,263 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36,263 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36,263 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36,263 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29,143 kt | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 29,143 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29,143 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29,143 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29,143 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92,869 kt | +218.7% |
| 2017 | 92,869 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92,869 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92,869 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92,869 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60,845 kt | -34.5% |
| 2022 | 60,845 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60,845 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60,845 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 60,845 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,959 kt | 46,959 kt | 46,959 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,333 kt | 36,263 kt | 46,959 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,345 kt | 29,143 kt | 92,869 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,182 kt | 60,845 kt | 92,869 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 2 Peru 127,923 kt compare
- 3 Canada 103,437 kt compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 154,748 kt compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61,541 kt compare
- 4 Cambodia 70,026 kt compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 59,158 kt compare
- 6 Colombia 56,313 kt compare
- 7 Italy 53,504 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24,464 kt compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9,878 kt compare
- 8 Myanmar 53,005 kt compare
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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cameroon?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cameroon was 60,845 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 92,869 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,143 kt in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Cameroon ranks 5th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).