Energy — Emissions Share in Cameroon
Cameroon: Energy — Emissions Share was 11.96 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions share in Cameroon stood at 11.96 %.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Cameroon peaked at 22.96 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.58 %, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 211th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.58 % | — |
| 1991 | 7.76 % | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 7.77 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 8.44 % | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 8.97 % | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 9.76 % | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 10.95 % | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 9.7 % | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 9.61 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 9.27 % | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 9.85 % | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 12.14 % | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 11.72 % | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 12.5 % | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 12.33 % | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 11.7 % | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 11.95 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 15.87 % | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 15.83 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.02 % | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 17.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.17 % | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 19.12 % | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 19.21 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.23 % | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 22.96 % | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 8.84 % | -61.5% |
| 2017 | 8.4 % | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 8.35 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.09 % | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.55 % | +42.8% |
| 2022 | 12.06 % | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 11.96 % | -0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 11.96 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.32 %, 16% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 11.96 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.75 %, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions Share 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 | -61.5% | 22.96 % | 8.84 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.98 % | 7.58 % | 10.95 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.19 % | 9.85 % | 18.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.46 % | 8.3 % | 22.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 % | 8.09 % | 12.06 % | 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 share in Cameroon?
- Energy — emissions share in Cameroon was 11.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.96 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.58 % in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for energy — emissions share?
- Cameroon ranks 211th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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 Energy — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.