emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0453 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0453 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.1029 tonnes per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0453 tonnes per person, in 2022.
Cameroon ranks 91st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1029 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.101 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0988 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0962 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0937 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0911 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0896 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0883 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0864 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0845 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0825 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0728 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0724 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0723 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0721 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0731 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0734 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0747 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0753 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.076 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0764 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0763 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0766 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0776 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.077 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0766 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0759 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.075 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0751 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0736 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0743 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0728 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0726 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0722 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0725 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.072 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0717 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0697 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0697 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0691 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0689 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0685 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0706 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0706 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0704 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0606 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0507 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0504 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0507 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0487 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0474 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0472 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0468 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0471 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0468 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0464 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0453 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0453 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0933 tonnes per person | 0.0845 tonnes per person | 0.1029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0745 tonnes per person | 0.0721 tonnes per person | 0.0825 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.076 tonnes per person | 0.0736 tonnes per person | 0.0776 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0716 tonnes per person | 0.0691 tonnes per person | 0.0743 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0632 tonnes per person | 0.0504 tonnes per person | 0.0706 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0479 tonnes per person | 0.0468 tonnes per person | 0.0492 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0461 tonnes per person | 0.0453 tonnes per person | 0.0466 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cameroon?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0453 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1029 tonnes per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0453 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 91st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.