Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0377 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon, 1994–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon stood at 0.0377 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon peaked at 0.1775 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0377 tonnes per person, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 46th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1628 tonnes per person | 0.153 tonnes per person | 0.1775 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.1166 tonnes per person | 0.0945 tonnes per person | 0.1504 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0799 tonnes per person | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.0895 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 0.0377 tonnes per person | 0.0646 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 flaring in Cameroon?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon was 0.0377 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 flaring recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1775 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0377 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.