Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index was 0.366 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Cameroon is 0.366 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Cameroon peaked at 0.5304 tonnes per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2867 tonnes per person, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 114th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3824 tonnes per person | 0.2867 tonnes per person | 0.4779 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4345 tonnes per person | 0.3512 tonnes per person | 0.5304 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4535 tonnes per person | 0.3646 tonnes per person | 0.4977 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3715 tonnes per person | 0.3621 tonnes per person | 0.3789 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 111 Guinea 0.4442 tonnes per person compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.429 tonnes per person compare
- 113 Tanzania 0.3871 tonnes per person compare
- 115 Rwanda 0.252 tonnes per person compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 0.2519 tonnes per person compare
- 117 Madagascar 0.2058 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 29.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 16.63 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 309.25 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3307 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Cameroon?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Cameroon was 0.366 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5304 tonnes per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2867 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index?
- Cameroon ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.