Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 1,550 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1,550 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 1,574 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,286 kt, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 46th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,286 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,286 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,286 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,286 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,286 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,289 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,289 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,289 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,305 kt | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,322 kt | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,366 kt | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1,373 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,376 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,375 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,387 kt | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,387 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,393 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,398 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,408 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,445 kt | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,469 kt | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,486 kt | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,504 kt | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,516 kt | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,510 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,510 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,574 kt | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1,570 kt | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,556 kt | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,530 kt | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,539 kt | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,549 kt | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,550 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,550 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,550 kt | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,550 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.98 kt, 783.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,292 kt | 1,286 kt | 1,322 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,391 kt | 1,366 kt | 1,445 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,522 kt | 1,469 kt | 1,574 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,548 kt | 1,539 kt | 1,550 kt | 5 |
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 drained organic soils — emissions in Cameroon?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Cameroon was 1,550 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,574 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,286 kt in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.