Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in Cameroon stood at 0 kt per person.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0 kt per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1988.
That places Cameroon 28th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per person | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per person | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per person | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per person | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per person | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per person | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per person | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per person | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per person | -57.6% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per person | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per person | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per person | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | +47.7% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | -29.8% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | -10.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -57.6% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 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 maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in Cameroon?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in Cameroon was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1988.
- How does Cameroon rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 28th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.