LULUCF — Emissions Share in Cameroon
Cameroon: LULUCF — Emissions Share was 4.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
LULUCF — Emissions Share in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.7 % for lulucf — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions share in Cameroon peaked at 14.76 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.54 %, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions Share in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.93 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.88 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 8.77 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 9.17 % | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 8.88 % | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 8.86 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.07 % | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 6.94 % | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 13.56 % | +95.4% |
| 1999 | 10.59 % | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 7.71 % | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 6.19 % | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 6.09 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.76 % | +142.4% |
| 2004 | 8.21 % | -44.4% |
| 2005 | 14.02 % | +70.8% |
| 2006 | 5.99 % | -57.3% |
| 2007 | 6.38 % | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.9 % | +39.5% |
| 2009 | 6 % | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 7.9 % | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 7.6 % | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.62 % | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 6.48 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.54 % | -45.4% |
| 2015 | 3.77 % | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 5.93 % | +57.3% |
| 2017 | 5.3 % | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.24 % | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 8.67 % | +104.5% |
| 2020 | 11.06 % | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2 % | -53.0% |
| 2022 | 6.79 % | +30.6% |
| 2023 | 4.7 % | -30.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.7 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.22 %, 21.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.7 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.23 %, 20.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.17 % | 6.94 % | 13.56 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.43 % | 5.99 % | 14.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 % | 3.54 % | 8.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.94 % | 4.7 % | 11.06 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 21 Bhutan 5.7 % compare
- 22 Nicaragua 5.04 % compare
- 23 Madagascar 4.88 % compare
- 25 Thailand 4.65 % compare
- 26 South Sudan 3.96 % compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 3.74 % compare
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 lulucf — emissions share in Cameroon?
- Lulucf — emissions share in Cameroon was 4.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions share recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.76 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions share recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 % in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for lulucf — emissions share?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions share rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 LULUCF — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.