Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Cameroon

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Cameroon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.4%

World rank

56th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.8634 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1966

All-time low

0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.8634 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Cameroon 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.7912 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.8134 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1962	0.8189 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1963	0.8468 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1964	0.8392 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1965	0.8507 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1966	0.8634 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1967	0.8228 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1968	0.7717 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1969	0.7629 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1970	0.7582 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1971	0.7339 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1972	0.6298 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1973	0.5183 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1974	0.479 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1975	0.3793 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1976	0.3926 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1977	0.3473 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1978	0.2657 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-23.5%
1979	0.2176 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
1980	0.1993 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1981	0.207 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1982	0.2133 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1983	0.2111 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1984	0.2033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1985	0.1787 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
1986	0.1311 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-26.7%
1987	0.1206 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1988	0.1305 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1989	0.1476 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
1990	0.1336 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1991	0.1406 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1992	0.1394 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1993	0.1053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
1994	0.1947 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+84.8%
1995	0.1618 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1996	0.1615 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1997	0.1689 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1998	0.1651 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1999	0.1648 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2000	0.1837 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2001	0.1799 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2002	0.1613 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2003	0.1277 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
2004	0.11 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2005	0.1076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2006	0.1018 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2007	0.0905 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2008	0.0804 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2009	0.083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2010	0.0865 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2011	0.0793 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2012	0.0819 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2013	0.0745 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2014	0.07 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2015	0.0804 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.8%
2016	0.0778 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2017	0.0742 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2018	0.068 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2019	0.0694 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2020	0.0684 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2021	0.0627 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2022	0.0645 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2023	0.0593 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2024	0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.4%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

Cameroon's 0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Cameroon's 0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0607 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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	+84.8%	0.1053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1947 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.8181 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7629 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.8634 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.4722 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2176 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7582 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1743 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1206 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2133 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1536 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1947 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1226 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0804 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1837 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0762 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.068 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0865 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.062 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0684 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

53 Colombia 0.0579 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
54 Papua New Guinea 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
55 North Macedonia 0.0558 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
57 Sudan 0.0543 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
58 Cuba 0.0532 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
59 Libya 0.0526 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Cameroon?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 0.8634 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1966.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Cameroon rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

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