Drained organic soils — Emissions in Cameroon

Cameroon: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.2391 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2391 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.2427 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0.1984 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2024

00.050.10.150.20.251990200720241990: 0.198 kt1991: 0.198 kt1992: 0.198 kt1993: 0.198 kt1994: 0.198 kt1995: 0.199 kt1996: 0.199 kt1997: 0.199 kt1998: 0.201 kt1999: 0.204 kt2000: 0.211 kt2001: 0.212 kt2002: 0.212 kt2003: 0.212 kt2004: 0.214 kt2005: 0.214 kt2006: 0.215 kt2007: 0.216 kt2008: 0.217 kt2009: 0.223 kt2010: 0.227 kt2011: 0.229 kt2012: 0.232 kt2013: 0.234 kt2014: 0.233 kt2015: 0.233 kt2016: 0.243 kt2017: 0.242 kt2018: 0.24 kt2019: 0.236 kt2020: 0.237 kt2021: 0.239 kt2022: 0.239 kt2023: 0.239 kt2024: 0.239 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Cameroon is 0.2391 kt, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 0.2427 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1984 kt, in 1990.

Cameroon ranks 54th of 216 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1994 kt 0.1984 kt 0.2041 kt 10
2000s 0.2147 kt 0.2109 kt 0.223 kt 10
2010s 0.2349 kt 0.2266 kt 0.2427 kt 10
2020s 0.2387 kt 0.2374 kt 0.2391 kt 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 51 Romania 0.3668 kt compare
  2. 52 Rwanda 0.348 kt compare
  3. 53 Spain 0.2739 kt compare
  4. 55 Austria 0.2181 kt compare
  5. 56 Sri Lanka 0.2118 kt compare
  6. 57 Czechia 0.1892 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Cameroon?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Cameroon was 0.2391 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 0.2427 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1984 kt in 1990.
How does Cameroon rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Cameroon ranks 54th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.