Consumption based carbon intensity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.121 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption based carbon intensity in Cameroon, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption based carbon intensity in Cameroon is 0.121, 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 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.121, 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.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1429 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1489 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1584 | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1693 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2492 | +47.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2585 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2634 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2367 | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2305 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1972 | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1885 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1955 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2218 | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1816 | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1549 | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1478 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1643 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1963 | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1932 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2095 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1926 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.185 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1779 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1646 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1657 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1676 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1593 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1458 | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1304 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1211 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1286 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1275 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.121 | -5.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.121 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2262, 53% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.121 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1814, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2055 | 0.1429 | 0.2634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1854 | 0.1478 | 0.2218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.161 | 0.1211 | 0.1926 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1257 | 0.121 | 0.1286 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 consumption based carbon intensity in Cameroon?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Cameroon was 0.121 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2634 in 1996.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.121 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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