Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 23.45 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
23.45 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
35th
of 197 countries
All-time high
81.85 million tonnes
in 2009
All-time low
-8.53 million tonnes
in 1915
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon stood at 23.45 million tonnes.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon peaked at 81.85 million tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, -8.53 million tonnes, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 5.77 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 7.33 million tonnes | +26.9% |
| 1852 | 7.21 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1853 | 7.23 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 7.00 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1855 | 6.71 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1856 | 6.27 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1857 | 8.37 million tonnes | +33.5% |
| 1858 | 8.92 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1859 | 8.50 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1860 | 7.61 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1861 | 8.83 million tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1862 | 7.82 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1863 | 7.90 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 8.25 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1865 | 8.00 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1866 | 8.32 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1867 | 7.81 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1868 | 6.94 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1869 | 7.72 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1870 | 9.61 million tonnes | +24.5% |
| 1871 | 8.27 million tonnes | -13.9% |
| 1872 | 9.73 million tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1873 | 9.34 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1874 | 9.94 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1875 | 9.63 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1876 | 9.96 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1877 | 9.49 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1878 | 9.51 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 10.53 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1880 | 10.18 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1881 | 11.22 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1882 | 12.23 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1883 | 11.03 million tonnes | -9.8% |
| 1884 | 12.16 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1885 | 11.08 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1886 | 12.27 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1887 | 9.41 million tonnes | -23.4% |
| 1888 | 12.46 million tonnes | +32.5% |
| 1889 | 10.55 million tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1890 | 6.09 million tonnes | -42.2% |
| 1891 | 3.46 million tonnes | -43.2% |
| 1892 | 1.93 million tonnes | -44.2% |
| 1893 | 933,551 tonnes | -51.7% |
| 1894 | 316,423 tonnes | -66.1% |
| 1895 | 577,740 tonnes | +82.6% |
| 1896 | -2.40 million tonnes | -515.5% |
| 1897 | -1.52 million tonnes | -36.8% |
| 1898 | -1.26 million tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1899 | -1.51 million tonnes | +20.3% |
| 1900 | -1.97 million tonnes | +30.5% |
| 1901 | -3.89 million tonnes | +97.1% |
| 1902 | -3.78 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1903 | -6.59 million tonnes | +74.4% |
| 1904 | -4.54 million tonnes | -31.1% |
| 1905 | -6.06 million tonnes | +33.5% |
| 1906 | -6.24 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1907 | -6.77 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1908 | -7.07 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1909 | -7.33 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1910 | -6.16 million tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1911 | -7.99 million tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1912 | -4.14 million tonnes | -48.1% |
| 1913 | -6.50 million tonnes | +56.8% |
| 1914 | -6.59 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1915 | -8.53 million tonnes | +29.3% |
| 1916 | -5.53 million tonnes | -35.2% |
| 1917 | -7.06 million tonnes | +27.7% |
| 1918 | -5.74 million tonnes | -18.8% |
| 1919 | -6.18 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1920 | 331,226 tonnes | -105.4% |
| 1921 | 4.73 million tonnes | +1328.2% |
| 1922 | 6.55 million tonnes | +38.5% |
| 1923 | 8.55 million tonnes | +30.4% |
| 1924 | 9.43 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1925 | 11.55 million tonnes | +22.5% |
| 1926 | 13.06 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1927 | 13.65 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1928 | 15.35 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1929 | 15.46 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 15.85 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 15.08 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1932 | 19.69 million tonnes | +30.6% |
| 1933 | 19.33 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1934 | 15.93 million tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1935 | 19.68 million tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1936 | 20.26 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1937 | 21.55 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1938 | 21.15 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1939 | 21.69 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 25.08 million tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1941 | 26.04 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1942 | 26.79 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1943 | 31.02 million tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1944 | 31.88 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1945 | 31.55 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1946 | 32.66 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1947 | 34.71 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1948 | 32.29 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1949 | 31.55 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 35.62 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1951 | 37.20 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1952 | 37.90 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 42.29 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1954 | 39.02 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1955 | 43.97 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1956 | 47.55 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1957 | 48.62 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 53.75 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1959 | 54.04 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 43.40 million tonnes | -19.7% |
| 1961 | 44.72 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 37.29 million tonnes | -16.6% |
| 1963 | 39.41 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 43.18 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 40.44 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 42.02 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 34.93 million tonnes | -16.9% |
| 1968 | 36.62 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 31.68 million tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 32.64 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 34.08 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 34.89 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 41.04 million tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 46.88 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 49.29 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 53.01 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 39.50 million tonnes | -25.5% |
| 1978 | 58.07 million tonnes | +47.0% |
| 1979 | 47.01 million tonnes | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 38.80 million tonnes | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 32.85 million tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 35.01 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 33.74 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 30.38 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 34.13 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 25.22 million tonnes | -26.1% |
| 1987 | 18.03 million tonnes | -28.5% |
| 1988 | 19.70 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 21.86 million tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 16.39 million tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 17.72 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 14.73 million tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 19.02 million tonnes | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 23.72 million tonnes | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 19.79 million tonnes | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 27.72 million tonnes | +40.1% |
| 1997 | 24.92 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 38.23 million tonnes | +53.4% |
| 1999 | 35.03 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 28.94 million tonnes | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 23.90 million tonnes | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 27.75 million tonnes | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 30.02 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 26.36 million tonnes | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 22.91 million tonnes | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 23.83 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 29.94 million tonnes | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 54.90 million tonnes | +83.4% |
| 2009 | 81.85 million tonnes | +49.1% |
| 2010 | 51.20 million tonnes | -37.5% |
| 2011 | 42.95 million tonnes | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 32.27 million tonnes | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 36.10 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 26.58 million tonnes | -26.4% |
| 2015 | 32.65 million tonnes | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 30.77 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 37.88 million tonnes | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 28.49 million tonnes | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 25.68 million tonnes | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 27.65 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 24.63 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 25.82 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 23.12 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 23.45 million tonnes | +1.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 23.45 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.54 million tonnes, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 23.45 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.78 million tonnes, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 | +1328.2% | 331,226 tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes |
| 1896 | -515.5% | 577,740 tonnes | -2.40 million tonnes |
| 1920 | +105.4% | -6.18 million tonnes | 331,226 tonnes |
| 1901 | -97.1% | -1.97 million tonnes | -3.89 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.33 million tonnes | 5.77 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.92 million tonnes | 6.94 million tonnes | 8.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.60 million tonnes | 8.27 million tonnes | 10.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 11.26 million tonnes | 9.41 million tonnes | 12.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 663,004 tonnes | -2.40 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | -5.42 million tonnes | -7.33 million tonnes | -1.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -6.44 million tonnes | -8.53 million tonnes | -4.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.86 million tonnes | 331,226 tonnes | 15.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 19.02 million tonnes | 15.08 million tonnes | 21.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 30.36 million tonnes | 25.08 million tonnes | 34.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 44.00 million tonnes | 35.62 million tonnes | 54.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.37 million tonnes | 31.68 million tonnes | 44.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.64 million tonnes | 32.64 million tonnes | 58.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.97 million tonnes | 18.03 million tonnes | 38.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.73 million tonnes | 14.73 million tonnes | 38.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.04 million tonnes | 22.91 million tonnes | 81.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.46 million tonnes | 25.68 million tonnes | 51.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.93 million tonnes | 23.12 million tonnes | 27.65 million tonnes | 5 |
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- 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 in Cameroon?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cameroon was 23.45 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 81.85 million tonnes in 2009.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.53 million tonnes in 1915.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.