Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Grassland — Emissions (N2O) was 0.3778 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — emissions in Cameroon stood at 0.3778 kt.
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 0.4985 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1286 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 (N2O) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3407 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3407 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3407 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3407 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3407 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3407 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1286 kt | -62.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1348 kt | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2401 kt | +78.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1449 kt | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1585 kt | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.421 kt | +165.6% |
| 2002 | 0.307 kt | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3361 kt | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3715 kt | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4472 kt | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4684 kt | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4985 kt | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3971 kt | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3995 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3875 kt | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2986 kt | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3087 kt | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4019 kt | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3199 kt | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2822 kt | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4224 kt | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3257 kt | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3408 kt | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.269 kt | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4588 kt | +70.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4708 kt | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4228 kt | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3398 kt | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3778 kt | +11.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.3778 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0429 kt, 8.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.3778 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5366 kt, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions (N2O) 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% | 0.1585 kt | 0.421 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2693 kt | 0.1286 kt | 0.3407 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3805 kt | 0.1585 kt | 0.4985 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3357 kt | 0.269 kt | 0.4224 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.414 kt | 0.3398 kt | 0.4708 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 0.3778 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 0.4985 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1286 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 (N2O). 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.