Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation was 6.9 kilograms in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Cameroon, 2013–2024
Source: OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6.9 kilograms for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Cameroon peaked at 12.56 kilograms in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.21 kilograms, in 2020.
That places Cameroon 125th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.08 kilograms | 8.04 kilograms | 12.56 kilograms | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.54 kilograms | 4.21 kilograms | 7.74 kilograms | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Cameroon?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Cameroon was 6.9 kilograms in 2024, according to OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.56 kilograms in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.21 kilograms in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation?
- Cameroon ranks 125th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from aviation rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.