Grassland — Emissions in Cameroon
Cameroon: Grassland — Emissions was 4.14 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.14 kt for grassland — emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 5.46 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.41 kt, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 34th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.73 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.73 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.41 kt | -62.3% |
| 1997 | 1.48 kt | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.63 kt | +78.2% |
| 1999 | 1.59 kt | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 1.74 kt | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 4.61 kt | +165.6% |
| 2002 | 3.36 kt | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 3.68 kt | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 4.07 kt | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 4.9 kt | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 5.13 kt | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 5.46 kt | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 4.35 kt | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 4.38 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.24 kt | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.27 kt | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 3.38 kt | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 4.4 kt | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5 kt | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 3.09 kt | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 4.63 kt | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 3.57 kt | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 3.73 kt | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.95 kt | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 5.03 kt | +70.5% |
| 2021 | 5.16 kt | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.63 kt | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 3.72 kt | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 4.14 kt | +11.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.14 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4699 kt, 8.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.14 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.88 kt, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +165.6% | 1.74 kt | 4.61 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.95 kt | 1.41 kt | 3.73 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.17 kt | 1.74 kt | 5.46 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 kt | 2.95 kt | 4.63 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 kt | 3.72 kt | 5.16 kt | 5 |
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 grassland — emissions in Cameroon?
- Grassland — emissions in Cameroon was 4.14 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 kt in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for grassland — emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Grassland — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.