Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) was 0.2391 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
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 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 (N2O) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1984 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1984 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1984 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1984 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1984 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1989 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1989 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1989 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2014 kt | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2041 kt | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2109 kt | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.212 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2124 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2124 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2142 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2142 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2149 kt | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2158 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2173 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.223 kt | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2266 kt | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2294 kt | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.232 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2338 kt | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.233 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.233 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2427 kt | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2422 kt | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2399 kt | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2359 kt | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2374 kt | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2388 kt | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2391 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2391 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2391 kt | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2391 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 kt, 531.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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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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.