Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita was 0.39 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.39 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.73 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.39 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 112th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.647 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.593 t CO2eq/cap | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.468 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4025 t CO2eq/cap | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Cameroon?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Cameroon was 0.39 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 112th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.