Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon is 0.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon peaked at 1.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1915.
That places Cameroon 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon was 0.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1915.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.