Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Cameroon
Cameroon: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.266 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Cameroon, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.266 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Cameroon peaked at 1.02 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.266 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.02 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.981 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.973 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.958 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.915 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.908 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.865 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.826 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.767 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.715 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.679 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.637 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.597 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.558 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.542 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.533 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.518 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.508 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.49 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.472 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.455 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.429 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.407 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.38 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.352 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.336 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.296 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.266 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.97 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.915 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 1.02 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7094 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.542 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.908 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4544 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.352 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.533 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2993 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.266 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.336 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 19 Malaysia 0.28 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 20 Jordan 0.271 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 21 Angola 0.27 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 23 Thailand 0.264 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 24 Bulgaria 0.261 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 25 Indonesia 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 25 Canada 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Cameroon?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Cameroon was 0.266 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.266 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Production-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions