Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.8053 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.8053 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
54th
of 194 countries
All-time high
10.81 tonnes per person
in 1958
All-time low
-2.97 tonnes per person
in 1915
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Cameroon, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.8053 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Cameroon peaked at 10.81 tonnes per person in 1958 and was at its lowest, -2.97 tonnes per person, in 1915.
That places Cameroon 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.1 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 2.64 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1852 | 2.58 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1853 | 2.58 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 2.49 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1855 | 2.37 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1856 | 2.21 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1857 | 2.94 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 1858 | 3.12 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1859 | 2.96 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1860 | 2.64 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1861 | 3.05 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1862 | 2.68 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1863 | 2.7 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 2.81 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1865 | 2.71 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1866 | 2.81 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1867 | 2.62 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1868 | 2.32 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1869 | 2.57 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1870 | 3.18 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1871 | 2.73 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1872 | 3.19 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1873 | 3.04 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1874 | 3.22 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1875 | 3.1 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1876 | 3.19 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1877 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1878 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 3.32 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1880 | 3.19 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1881 | 3.5 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1882 | 3.79 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1883 | 3.4 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1884 | 3.73 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1885 | 3.38 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1886 | 3.72 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1887 | 2.84 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 1888 | 3.74 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 1889 | 3.15 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1890 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -42.3% |
| 1891 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -43.2% |
| 1892 | 0.5782 tonnes per person | -44.0% |
| 1893 | 0.2806 tonnes per person | -51.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0955 tonnes per person | -66.0% |
| 1895 | 0.1752 tonnes per person | +83.4% |
| 1896 | -0.7311 tonnes per person | -517.3% |
| 1897 | -0.464 tonnes per person | -36.5% |
| 1898 | -0.3862 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1899 | -0.467 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1900 | -0.6131 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1901 | -1.22 tonnes per person | +98.5% |
| 1902 | -1.19 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1903 | -2.1 tonnes per person | +76.0% |
| 1904 | -1.46 tonnes per person | -30.5% |
| 1905 | -1.97 tonnes per person | +34.7% |
| 1906 | -2.04 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1907 | -2.24 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1908 | -2.36 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1909 | -2.47 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1910 | -2.09 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1911 | -2.73 tonnes per person | +30.6% |
| 1912 | -1.42 tonnes per person | -47.9% |
| 1913 | -2.24 tonnes per person | +57.6% |
| 1914 | -2.28 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1915 | -2.97 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1916 | -1.93 tonnes per person | -34.9% |
| 1917 | -2.48 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 1918 | -2.02 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1919 | -2.18 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1920 | 0.1167 tonnes per person | -105.3% |
| 1921 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +1319.3% |
| 1922 | 2.27 tonnes per person | +37.1% |
| 1923 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 1924 | 3.18 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1925 | 3.85 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1926 | 4.29 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1927 | 4.43 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1928 | 4.92 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1929 | 4.89 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 4.95 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 4.64 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1932 | 5.99 tonnes per person | +28.9% |
| 1933 | 5.8 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1934 | 4.72 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1935 | 5.76 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 1936 | 5.85 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 6.15 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1938 | 5.96 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1939 | 6.02 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 6.86 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1941 | 7.02 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 7.11 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 8.09 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1944 | 8.18 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 7.96 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1946 | 8.1 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 8.47 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 7.75 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1949 | 7.44 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1950 | 8.23 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1951 | 8.46 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 8.49 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 9.32 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1954 | 8.45 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1955 | 9.36 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1956 | 9.93 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1957 | 9.96 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 10.81 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1959 | 10.66 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 8.41 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1961 | 8.54 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 6.98 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1963 | 7.22 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 7.74 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 7.09 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 7.2 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 5.84 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1968 | 5.98 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 5.04 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 5.06 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.14 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 5.13 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 5.87 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 6.52 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 6.66 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 6.98 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 5.07 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1978 | 7.25 tonnes per person | +43.1% |
| 1979 | 5.71 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1980 | 4.56 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1981 | 3.73 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1982 | 3.88 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 3.66 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 3.21 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 3.5 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 2.51 tonnes per person | -28.3% |
| 1987 | 1.74 tonnes per person | -30.6% |
| 1988 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1991 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 1.52 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 2.07 tonnes per person | +36.4% |
| 1997 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 2.7 tonnes per person | +49.4% |
| 1999 | 2.41 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 1.86 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 2.96 tonnes per person | +78.2% |
| 2009 | 4.28 tonnes per person | +44.9% |
| 2010 | 2.6 tonnes per person | -39.2% |
| 2011 | 2.12 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 2019 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9151 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9342 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.815 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8053 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.8053 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.8053 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | +1319.3% | 0.1167 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person |
| 1896 | -517.3% | 0.1752 tonnes per person | -0.7311 tonnes per person |
| 1920 | +105.3% | -2.18 tonnes per person | 0.1167 tonnes per person |
| 1901 | -98.5% | -0.6131 tonnes per person | -1.22 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.6 tonnes per person | 2.1 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 2.73 tonnes per person | 3.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.44 tonnes per person | 2.84 tonnes per person | 3.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1933 tonnes per person | -0.7311 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.77 tonnes per person | -2.47 tonnes per person | -0.6131 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | -2.23 tonnes per person | -2.97 tonnes per person | -1.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.25 tonnes per person | 0.1167 tonnes per person | 4.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.58 tonnes per person | 4.64 tonnes per person | 6.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.7 tonnes per person | 6.86 tonnes per person | 8.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.37 tonnes per person | 8.23 tonnes per person | 10.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7 tonnes per person | 5.04 tonnes per person | 8.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.94 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | 7.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.06 tonnes per person | 1.74 tonnes per person | 4.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9049 tonnes per person | 0.8053 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Cameroon?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Cameroon was 0.8053 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.81 tonnes per person in 1958.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.97 tonnes per person in 1915.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.