Methane emissions, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Methane emissions, per capita was 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
139th
of 195 countries
All-time high
2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1985
All-time low
0.6976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1964.
That places Cameroon 139th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.7344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.9% |
| 1980 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.6% |
| 1981 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 136 Uganda 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 137 Samoa 0.7383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 138 East Timor 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 140 Tuvalu 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 141 North Korea 0.7159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 142 Italy 0.6913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 methane emissions, per capita in Cameroon?
- Methane emissions, per capita in Cameroon was 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 139th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.