Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 63.97 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cameroon, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 63.97 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 110.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon peaked at 63.97 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.38 kt, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15.38 kt | — |
| 2007 | 29.37 kt | +90.9% |
| 2008 | 31.86 kt | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 48.55 kt | +52.4% |
| 2010 | 52.39 kt | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 21.8 kt | -58.4% |
| 2012 | 22.41 kt | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 30.42 kt | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 39.57 kt | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 53.37 kt | +34.9% |
| 2016 | 48.25 kt | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 51.57 kt | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 60.27 kt | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 54.41 kt | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 55.48 kt | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 60.83 kt | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 63.97 kt | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 63.97 kt | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 63.97 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.09 kt, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 63.97 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.25 kt, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +90.9% | 15.38 kt | 29.37 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.29 kt | 15.38 kt | 48.55 kt | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.45 kt | 21.8 kt | 60.27 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.06 kt | 55.48 kt | 63.97 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 70 New Caledonia 69.37 kt compare
- 71 Oman 68.43 kt compare
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 65.26 kt compare
- 74 Honduras 62.2 kt compare
- 75 Nigeria 50.21 kt compare
- 76 North Macedonia 40.74 kt 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 food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon was 63.97 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 63.97 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.38 kt in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Cameroon ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.3%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.