Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.14 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon stood at 1.14 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon peaked at 10.87 tonnes per person in 1958 and was at its lowest, 1.14 tonnes per person, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 157th out of 194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.42 tonnes per person | 8.26 tonnes per person | 10.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.07 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | 8.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.1 tonnes per person | 5.16 tonnes per person | 7.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 3.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 4.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 154 Dominica 1.19 tonnes per person compare
- 155 Tuvalu 1.18 tonnes per person compare
- 156 Cape Verde 1.14 tonnes per person compare
- 158 Mozambique 1.13 tonnes per person compare
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe 1.13 tonnes per person compare
- 160 Madagascar 1.11 tonnes per person compare
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 including land-use change in Cameroon?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon was 1.14 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 including land-use change recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.87 tonnes per person in 1958.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.