Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 0.366 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.366 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
114th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5304 tonnes per person
in 2009
All-time low
0.2867 tonnes per person
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2023
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 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Cameroon stood at 0.366 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Cameroon peaked at 0.5304 tonnes per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2867 tonnes per person, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 114th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2893 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2867 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2924 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2993 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4253 tonnes per person | +42.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4512 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4779 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.448 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4534 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3999 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3944 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4236 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4946 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4166 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3643 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3512 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3983 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4855 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4857 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5304 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4977 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4923 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.481 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4542 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4692 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4857 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4682 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4313 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3903 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3646 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3788 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3789 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3621 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.366 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.366 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 35% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.366 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3824 tonnes per person | 0.2867 tonnes per person | 0.4779 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4345 tonnes per person | 0.3512 tonnes per person | 0.5304 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4535 tonnes per person | 0.3646 tonnes per person | 0.4977 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3715 tonnes per person | 0.3621 tonnes per person | 0.3789 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 111 Guinea 0.4442 tonnes per person compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.429 tonnes per person compare
- 113 Tanzania 0.3871 tonnes per person compare
- 115 Rwanda 0.252 tonnes per person compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 0.2519 tonnes per person compare
- 117 Madagascar 0.2058 tonnes per person compare
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Cameroon?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Cameroon was 0.366 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5304 tonnes per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2867 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.