Consumption-based carbon intensity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.121 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Cameroon, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Cameroon is 0.121 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Cameroon peaked at 0.2634 kilograms per international-$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.121 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Cameroon 114th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2055 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1429 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2634 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1854 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1478 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2218 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.161 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1211 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1926 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1257 kilograms per international-$ | 0.121 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1286 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 111 Sweden 0.1342 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 112 Tanzania 0.1302 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 113 Nigeria 0.1231 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 115 Malawi 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 116 Rwanda 0.1194 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 117 Uganda 0.0885 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Cameroon?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Cameroon was 0.121 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2634 kilograms per international-$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.121 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Cameroon ranks 114th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).