Energy — Emissions (CH4) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Energy — Emissions (CH4) was 323 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Energy — Emissions in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 323 kt for energy — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 510 kt in 1985 and was at its lowest, 26.1 kt, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 56th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Energy — Emissions (CH4) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.1 kt | — |
| 1962 | 26.7 kt | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 27.4 kt | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 28.1 kt | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 28.8 kt | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 29.5 kt | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 30.2 kt | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 30.9 kt | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 31.7 kt | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 33.7 kt | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 33.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 34.3 kt | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 35 kt | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 35.8 kt | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 36.6 kt | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 37.4 kt | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 40.1 kt | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 60.2 kt | +50.1% |
| 1979 | 122 kt | +102.7% |
| 1980 | 187 kt | +53.3% |
| 1981 | 260 kt | +39.0% |
| 1982 | 316 kt | +21.5% |
| 1983 | 330 kt | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 384 kt | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 510 kt | +32.8% |
| 1986 | 491 kt | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 485 kt | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 458 kt | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 477 kt | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 455 kt | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 438 kt | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 407 kt | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 375 kt | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 330 kt | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 349 kt | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 379 kt | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 359 kt | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 363 kt | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 363 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 368 kt | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 370 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 345 kt | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 345 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 326 kt | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 324 kt | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 302 kt | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 288 kt | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 315 kt | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 327 kt | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 295 kt | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 286 kt | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 293 kt | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 315 kt | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 350 kt | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 417 kt | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 416 kt | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 359 kt | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 338 kt | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 350 kt | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 358 kt | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 352 kt | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 337 kt | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 323 kt | -4.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 323 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2 kt, 4.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 323 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.4 kt, 4.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +102.7% | 60.2 kt | 122 kt |
| 1980 | +53.3% | 122 kt | 187 kt |
| 1978 | +50.1% | 40.1 kt | 60.2 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.82 kt | 26.1 kt | 31.7 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.88 kt | 33.7 kt | 122 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 389.8 kt | 187 kt | 510 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 381.8 kt | 330 kt | 455 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 331 kt | 288 kt | 370 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 341.9 kt | 286 kt | 417 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.5 kt | 323 kt | 358 kt | 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 energy — emissions in Cameroon?
- Energy — emissions in Cameroon was 323 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 510 kt in 1985.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 kt in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for energy — emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf