Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 59.36 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Cameroon stood at 59.36 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Cameroon peaked at 75.52 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42.99 %, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 8th out of 223 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.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60 % | — |
| 1991 | 60.35 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 60.94 % | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 61.49 % | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 62.2 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 61.37 % | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 59.62 % | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 60.18 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 60.17 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 59.39 % | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 57.93 % | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 53.55 % | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 54.32 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 53.77 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.24 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 53.94 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 54.26 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.12 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 53.44 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.33 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 52.78 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.22 % | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 48.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.02 % | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 45.04 % | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 42.99 % | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 74.36 % | +73.0% |
| 2017 | 75.38 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 75.52 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.36 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.77 % | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 59.44 % | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 59.17 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 59.36 % | +0.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 59.36 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8 %, 15.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 59.36 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.03 %, 5.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +73.0% | 42.99 % | 74.36 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.57 % | 59.39 % | 62.2 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.09 % | 52.33 % | 57.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.48 % | 42.99 % | 75.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.19 % | 59.17 % | 74.77 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Cameroon?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Cameroon was 59.36 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.52 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.99 % in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Cameroon ranks 8th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.