How does Cameroon rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?

Cameroon ranks 150th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Cameroon

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Cameroon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP was 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 5.5%

World rank

150th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.011 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2001

All-time low

0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1979

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Cameroon is 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.011 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1979.

Cameroon ranks 150th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0044 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1962	0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1963	0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1964	0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1965	0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1966	0.0052 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1967	0.0053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1968	0.0052 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1969	0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1970	0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1971	0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1972	0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1973	0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1974	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1975	0.004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1976	0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1977	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1978	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1979	0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
1980	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1981	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+25.7%
1982	0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+23.4%
1983	0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
1984	0.0063 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1985	0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1986	0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-25.2%
1987	0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1988	0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1989	0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+25.5%
1990	0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1991	0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1992	0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1993	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-22.5%
1994	0.0092 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+93.3%
1995	0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1996	0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1997	0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1998	0.0092 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1999	0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2000	0.0108 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
2001	0.011 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2002	0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2003	0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
2004	0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2005	0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2006	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2007	0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2008	0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2009	0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
2010	0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2011	0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2012	0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2013	0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2014	0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2015	0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
2016	0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2017	0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2018	0.0063 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2019	0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2020	0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2021	0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2022	0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2023	0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2024	0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

Cameroon's 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Cameroon's 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP 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
1994	+93.3%	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0092 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0063 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.011 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0064 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0063 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

147 Cape Verde 0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
148 Sierra Leone 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
149 Benin 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
151 Uruguay 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
152 Sri Lanka 0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
153 Norway 0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Cameroon?: Cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 0.011 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1979.
How does Cameroon rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 150th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Cameroon. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/cumulative-co2-emissions-by-world-region-per-unit-of-gdp/cameroon/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/cumulative-co2-emissions-by-world-region-per-unit-of-gdp/cameroon/">Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Cameroon</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.