Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Cameroon
Cameroon: Humid tropical forest — Emissions was 1.03 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — emissions in Cameroon stood at 1.03 kt.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 4.24 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.784 kt, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.7 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.17 kt | -31.2% |
| 1997 | 1.11 kt | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.89 kt | +161.6% |
| 1999 | 1.81 kt | -37.6% |
| 2000 | 1.48 kt | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 1.46 kt | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4 kt | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.24 kt | +201.8% |
| 2004 | 1.91 kt | -55.0% |
| 2005 | 4.05 kt | +112.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4 kt | -65.5% |
| 2007 | 1.45 kt | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.06 kt | +42.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3 kt | -36.7% |
| 2010 | 1.83 kt | +40.4% |
| 2011 | 1.72 kt | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.46 kt | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 1.47 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.784 kt | -46.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8399 kt | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.37 kt | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 1.23 kt | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9684 kt | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 2.08 kt | +114.3% |
| 2020 | 2.78 kt | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 1.23 kt | -55.9% |
| 2022 | 1.63 kt | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 1.09 kt | -33.0% |
| 2024 | 1.03 kt | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 kt | 1.11 kt | 2.89 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 kt | 1.3 kt | 4.24 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 kt | 0.784 kt | 2.08 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 kt | 1.03 kt | 2.78 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 humid tropical forest — emissions in Cameroon?
- Humid tropical forest — emissions in Cameroon was 1.03 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.784 kt in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for humid tropical forest — emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Humid tropical forest — 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.