Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Cameroon
Cameroon: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural was 7.68 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Cameroon is 7.68 t CO2eq/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Cameroon peaked at 11.86 t CO2eq/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.6 t CO2eq/ha, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 37th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.56 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 6.57 t CO2eq/ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 6.56 t CO2eq/ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.56 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.57 t CO2eq/ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.57 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.65 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.68 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.04 t CO2eq/ha | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 6.92 t CO2eq/ha | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.05 t CO2eq/ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.75 t CO2eq/ha | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 5.75 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.08 t CO2eq/ha | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 5.74 t CO2eq/ha | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 6.04 t CO2eq/ha | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.75 t CO2eq/ha | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.73 t CO2eq/ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.65 t CO2eq/ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.53 t CO2eq/ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.39 t CO2eq/ha | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6 t CO2eq/ha | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 4.61 t CO2eq/ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.65 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.64 t CO2eq/ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.66 t CO2eq/ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.86 t CO2eq/ha | +154.5% |
| 2017 | 11.81 t CO2eq/ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.76 t CO2eq/ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.79 t CO2eq/ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.86 t CO2eq/ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.74 t CO2eq/ha | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 7.76 t CO2eq/ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.68 t CO2eq/ha | -1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 7.68 t CO2eq/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.87 t CO2eq/ha, 4.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 7.68 t CO2eq/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.86 t CO2eq/ha, 4.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +154.5% | 4.66 t CO2eq/ha | 11.86 t CO2eq/ha |
| 2021 | -34.7% | 11.86 t CO2eq/ha | 7.74 t CO2eq/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.67 t CO2eq/ha | 6.56 t CO2eq/ha | 7.04 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 t CO2eq/ha | 5.53 t CO2eq/ha | 7.05 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.58 t CO2eq/ha | 4.6 t CO2eq/ha | 11.86 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.76 t CO2eq/ha | 7.68 t CO2eq/ha | 11.86 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
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 on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Cameroon?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Cameroon was 7.68 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.86 t CO2eq/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 t CO2eq/ha in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural land. 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.