Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 209.27 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 209.27 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon peaked at 209.27 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 117,812 tonnes, in 1950.
Cameroon ranks 112th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 million tonnes | 117,812 tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.89 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.61 million tonnes | 6.41 million tonnes | 16.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.15 million tonnes | 20.01 million tonnes | 63.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.51 million tonnes | 65.35 million tonnes | 90.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.45 million tonnes | 93.32 million tonnes | 127.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.71 million tonnes | 132.69 million tonnes | 182.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 198.31 million tonnes | 187.66 million tonnes | 209.27 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon was 209.27 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 209.27 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,812 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Cameroon ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.