Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cameroon

Cameroon: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 61,475 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
61,475 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 216 countries
All-time high
101,745 kt
in 2020
All-time low
30,626 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cameroon, 1990–2023

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200620231990: 48.3k kt1991: 48.3k kt1992: 48.3k kt1993: 48.3k kt1994: 48.3k kt1995: 48.3k kt1996: 48.5k kt1997: 48.5k kt1998: 50.6k kt1999: 49.3k kt2000: 48.9k kt2001: 38.1k kt2002: 38.1k kt2003: 39.7k kt2004: 38.4k kt2005: 39.6k kt2006: 38.1k kt2007: 38.1k kt2008: 38.5k kt2009: 38.1k kt2010: 38.4k kt2011: 31.2k kt2012: 31.0k kt2013: 31.0k kt2014: 30.6k kt2015: 30.7k kt2016: 100.9k kt2017: 100.9k kt2018: 100.7k kt2019: 101.3k kt2020: 101.7k kt2021: 61.6k kt2022: 61.8k kt2023: 61.5k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 61,475 kt for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 98.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon peaked at 101,745 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30,626 kt, in 2014.

That places Cameroon 8th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48,657 kt 48,272 kt 50,635 kt 10
2000s 39,569 kt 38,051 kt 48,917 kt 10
2010s 59,667 kt 30,626 kt 101,342 kt 10
2020s 71,639 kt 61,475 kt 101,745 kt 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 5 Canada 92,700 kt compare
  2. 6 Cambodia 73,001 kt compare
  3. 7 Myanmar 70,488 kt compare
  4. 9 Argentina 59,018 kt compare
  5. 10 Colombia 56,549 kt compare
  6. 11 Thailand 55,527 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon was 61,475 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 101,745 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 30,626 kt in 2014.
How does Cameroon rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Cameroon ranks 8th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.2%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf