emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.65 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
108th
of 207 countries
All-time high
2.65 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
1.02 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 108th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 1.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 105 Greece 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 106 Tunisia 2.93 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 107 Moldova 2.71 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 109 Mozambique 2.58 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 110 Dominica 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 111 Zambia 2.53 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 108th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.