Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 45.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
141st
of 195 countries
All-time high
48.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 45.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 48.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 141st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 8.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 8.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 9.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 9.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 9.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 9.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 11.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 10.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 10.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 11.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 13.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 14.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 18.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1980 | 24.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1981 | 28.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 32.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 32.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 36.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 45.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1986 | 44.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 44.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 43.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 45.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 45.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 44.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 42.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 40.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 37.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 38.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 40.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 40.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 41.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 42.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 44.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 43.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 41.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 43.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 40.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 42.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 39.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 39.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 39.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 38.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 37.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 39.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 41.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 44.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 48.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 48.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 44.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 43.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 44.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 46.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 45.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 44.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 45.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 45.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 45.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 18.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 24.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 45.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 37.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 45.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 44.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 37.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 48.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 44.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 46.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 138 South Sudan 49.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 139 Laos 49.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 140 Georgia 46.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 142 Congo 44.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 143 Montenegro 43.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 144 Lesotho 43.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 45.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 48.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.