Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0625 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Cameroon, 1950–2024
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
Cameroon recorded 0.0625 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 173.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Cameroon peaked at 0.0659 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Cameroon ranks 102nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.016 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0282 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0298 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.0237 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0308 tonnes per person | 0.0196 tonnes per person | 0.0442 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0617 tonnes per person | 0.0509 tonnes per person | 0.0659 tonnes per person | 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 cement in Cameroon?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Cameroon was 0.0625 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0659 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Cameroon ranks 102nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.