Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita co emissions vs human development index was 0.366 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.366
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
114th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5304
in 2009
All-time low
0.2867
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co emissions vs human development index in Cameroon is 0.366, 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, per capita co emissions vs human development index in Cameroon peaked at 0.5304 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2867, 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.
Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2893 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2867 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2924 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2993 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4253 | +42.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4512 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4779 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.448 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4534 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3999 | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3944 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4236 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4946 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4166 | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3643 | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3512 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3983 | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4855 | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4857 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5304 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4977 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4923 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.481 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4542 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4692 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4857 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4682 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4313 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3903 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3646 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3788 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3789 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3621 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.366 | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.366 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05, 35% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.366 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3824 | 0.2867 | 0.4779 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4345 | 0.3512 | 0.5304 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4535 | 0.3646 | 0.4977 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3715 | 0.3621 | 0.3789 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 111 Guinea 0.4442 compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.429 compare
- 113 Tanzania 0.3871 compare
- 115 Rwanda 0.252 compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 0.2519 compare
- 117 Madagascar 0.2058 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 per capita co emissions vs human development index in Cameroon?
- Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Cameroon was 0.366 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5304 in 2009.
- What is the lowest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2867 in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita co emissions vs human development index?
- Cameroon ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co emissions 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co emissions vs human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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