Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 25.24 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — emissions in Cameroon is 25.24 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 26.52 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.62 kt, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 76th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.62 kt | — |
| 1991 | 22.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22.62 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.96 kt | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 22.96 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22.96 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23.93 kt | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 24.91 kt | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 25.91 kt | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 26.09 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 26.14 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 26.14 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.08 kt | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.46 kt | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.46 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.51 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.84 kt | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 26.23 kt | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.38 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 26.52 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 26.49 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 26.41 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.41 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.28 kt | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 26.28 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.92 kt | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.41 kt | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 25.2 kt | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 25.24 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 25.24 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.24 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.24 kt | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 25.24 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 kt, 173.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.08 kt | 22.62 kt | 24.91 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.87 kt | 25.46 kt | 26.14 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.23 kt | 25.41 kt | 26.52 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.23 kt | 25.2 kt | 25.24 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 organic soils — emissions in Cameroon?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Cameroon was 25.24 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.52 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.62 kt in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 76th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.