Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.0382 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Cameroon, 2002–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Cameroon is 0.0382 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Cameroon peaked at 0.0649 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 2002.
That places Cameroon 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0383 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0383 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.0588 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0474 tonnes per person | 0.0382 tonnes per person | 0.0649 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 gas in Cameroon?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Cameroon was 0.0382 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 gas recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0649 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Cameroon ranks 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.