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
Latest (2022)
0.1184 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
137th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3249 kilograms per international-$
in 1989
All-time low
0.0266 kilograms per international-$
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2022
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-$, in 1950.
Cameroon ranks 137th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0266 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.0338 kilograms per international-$ | +27.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0502 kilograms per international-$ | +48.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0346 kilograms per international-$ | -31.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0382 kilograms per international-$ | +10.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0374 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0367 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0381 kilograms per international-$ | +3.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0399 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0385 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0365 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0375 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0373 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0373 kilograms per international-$ | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0404 kilograms per international-$ | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0366 kilograms per international-$ | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0387 kilograms per international-$ | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0501 kilograms per international-$ | +29.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0519 kilograms per international-$ | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0559 kilograms per international-$ | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0605 kilograms per international-$ | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0746 kilograms per international-$ | +23.3% |
| 1972 | 0.076 kilograms per international-$ | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0781 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0812 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.092 kilograms per international-$ | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0848 kilograms per international-$ | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1148 kilograms per international-$ | +35.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ | +21.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1202 kilograms per international-$ | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2334 kilograms per international-$ | +94.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2731 kilograms per international-$ | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3015 kilograms per international-$ | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2923 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2504 kilograms per international-$ | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2456 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0706 kilograms per international-$ | -71.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0686 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0841 kilograms per international-$ | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3249 kilograms per international-$ | +286.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ | -65.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1187 kilograms per international-$ | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1223 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1312 kilograms per international-$ | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.225 kilograms per international-$ | +71.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2358 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2455 kilograms per international-$ | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2063 kilograms per international-$ | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1931 kilograms per international-$ | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1772 kilograms per international-$ | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1791 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1677 kilograms per international-$ | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1526 kilograms per international-$ | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1539 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1459 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1337 kilograms per international-$ | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.166 kilograms per international-$ | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1568 kilograms per international-$ | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1768 kilograms per international-$ | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1649 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1352 kilograms per international-$ | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1329 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1404 kilograms per international-$ | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1493 kilograms per international-$ | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1446 kilograms per international-$ | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1342 kilograms per international-$ | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1326 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1251 kilograms per international-$ | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1259 kilograms per international-$ | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1216 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1184 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1184 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835 kilograms per international-$, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1184 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158 kilograms per international-$, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +286.4% | 0.0841 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3249 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1980 | +94.2% | 0.1202 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2334 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1986 | -71.3% | 0.2456 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0706 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1994 | +71.5% | 0.1312 kilograms per international-$ | 0.225 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1990 | -65.0% | 0.3249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- 136 Ireland 0.1189 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
- 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 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-$).