Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
134th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 134th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 131 Armenia 0.2346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 132 Djibouti 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 133 Morocco 0.2276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 135 Benin 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 136 Singapore 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 137 Myanmar 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cameroon?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cameroon was 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 134th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.