Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 84.4% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cameroon, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cameroon is 84.4%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cameroon peaked at 90.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 40th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.7% | 77.8% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 84.7% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 84.4% | 87.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 37 Vanuatu 87.7% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 87.5% compare
- 39 Wallis and Futuna 85.8% compare
- 41 New Zealand 83.5% compare
- 42 Bolivia 83.4% compare
- 43 Namibia 83.0% compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 29.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 16.63 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 309.25 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cameroon?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cameroon was 84.4% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.