Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 was 1,550 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 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 (co2) — fao tier 1 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Cameroon peaked at 1,574 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,286 kt, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 51st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
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 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Share co2 vs population 0.873 (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 vs gdp 0.3307 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 309.25 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.3307 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.3307 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Cameroon?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 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 (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,574 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,286 kt in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1?
- Cameroon ranks 51st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 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) — FAO TIER 1. 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.