Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1184 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cameroon, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cameroon stood at 0.1184 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.3249 kilograms per international-$ in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
Cameroon ranks 137th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0374 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0266 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0502 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0422 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0365 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0559 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0921 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0605 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2144 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0686 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3249 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1769 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2455 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1561 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1791 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.141 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1251 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1649 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.122 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1184 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1259 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 134 Bangladesh 0.119 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 135 United Kingdom 0.119 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 138 Chad 0.1161 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 139 Nigeria 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 140 Paraguay 0.1157 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cameroon?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cameroon was 0.1184 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3249 kilograms per international-$ in 1989.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).