Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 2.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Cameroon is 2.17 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Cameroon peaked at 4.3 t CO2eq/cap in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.35 t CO2eq/cap, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.79 t CO2eq/cap | 3.39 t CO2eq/cap | 4.26 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 t CO2eq/cap | 1.99 t CO2eq/cap | 3.28 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 t CO2eq/cap | 1.35 t CO2eq/cap | 4.3 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2.17 t CO2eq/cap | 3.88 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions per capita in Cameroon?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Cameroon was 2.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 t CO2eq/cap in 2016.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.