Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Cameroon

Cameroon: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) was 63.83 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63.83 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 145 countries
All-time high
63.83 kt
in 2022
All-time low
14.92 kt
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Cameroon, 2006–2023

1020304050602006201420232006: 14.9 kt2007: 29.2 kt2008: 31.7 kt2009: 48.4 kt2010: 52.2 kt2011: 21.7 kt2012: 22.3 kt2013: 30.3 kt2014: 39.4 kt2015: 53.2 kt2016: 48.1 kt2017: 51.5 kt2018: 60.1 kt2019: 54.3 kt2020: 55.4 kt2021: 60.7 kt2022: 63.8 kt2023: 63.8 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 63.83 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 110.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 63.83 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.92 kt, in 2006.

Cameroon ranks 85th of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) in Cameroon, 2006 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2006 14.92 kt —
2007 29.24 kt +96.0%
2008 31.72 kt +8.5%
2009 48.36 kt +52.4%
2010 52.2 kt +7.9%
2011 21.71 kt -58.4%
2012 22.32 kt +2.8%
2013 30.32 kt +35.8%
2014 39.44 kt +30.1%
2015 53.24 kt +35.0%
2016 48.13 kt -9.6%
2017 51.46 kt +6.9%
2018 60.15 kt +16.9%
2019 54.29 kt -9.7%
2020 55.36 kt +2.0%
2021 60.69 kt +9.6%
2022 63.83 kt +5.2%
2023 63.83 kt +0.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 63.83 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.05 kt, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 63.83 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.21 kt, 2.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +96.0% 14.92 kt 29.24 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.06 kt 14.92 kt 48.36 kt 4
2010s 43.32 kt 21.71 kt 60.15 kt 10
2020s 60.93 kt 55.36 kt 63.83 kt 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 83 Oman 68.37 kt compare
  2. 84 Trinidad and Tobago 65.19 kt compare
  3. 86 Honduras 62.05 kt compare
  4. 87 Nigeria 50.16 kt compare
  5. 88 North Macedonia 40.59 kt compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Cameroon?
Food packaging — emissions in Cameroon was 63.83 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 63.83 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 14.92 kt in 2006.
How does Cameroon rank for food packaging — emissions?
Cameroon ranks 85th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.5%. 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 Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
178 places, 5,298 data points, 1990–2023
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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