Per capita ghg excl land use in Cameroon
Cameroon: Per capita ghg excl land use was 0.816 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.816
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
164th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2.41
in 1985
All-time low
0.1144
in 1862
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg excl land use in Cameroon, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg excl land use in Cameroon stood at 0.816.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg excl land use in Cameroon peaked at 2.41 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1144, in 1862.
That places Cameroon 164th out of 198 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.
Per capita ghg excl land use in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1179 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1173 | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.1169 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.1166 | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.1164 | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.1161 | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1159 | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.1156 | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1154 | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.1151 | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.1148 | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.1146 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.1144 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.1337 | +16.9% |
| 1864 | 0.1334 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1332 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1329 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.1326 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.1323 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.132 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1318 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.1318 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.1319 | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.1321 | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.1323 | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.1325 | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.1328 | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.133 | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.1332 | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.1333 | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.1334 | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.1335 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.1335 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1335 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.1336 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1336 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.1336 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.1337 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.1337 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1341 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.135 | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 0.136 | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.1373 | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 0.1388 | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 0.1405 | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.1421 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 0.1438 | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1455 | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.1473 | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.1492 | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1513 | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 0.1538 | +1.7% |
| 1902 | 0.1566 | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 0.1612 | +2.9% |
| 1904 | 0.1642 | +1.8% |
| 1905 | 0.1672 | +1.8% |
| 1906 | 0.1703 | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.1734 | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 0.1766 | +1.8% |
| 1909 | 0.1796 | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 0.1825 | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 0.1874 | +2.7% |
| 1912 | 0.1921 | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 0.1967 | +2.4% |
| 1914 | 0.2013 | +2.3% |
| 1915 | 0.206 | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 0.2107 | +2.3% |
| 1917 | 0.2155 | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 0.2203 | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 0.2243 | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 0.2276 | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 0.2305 | +1.3% |
| 1922 | 0.2326 | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 0.2338 | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 0.2486 | +6.3% |
| 1925 | 0.2461 | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 0.2446 | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 0.2458 | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.2469 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.2491 | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 0.2527 | +1.4% |
| 1931 | 0.254 | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 0.2548 | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.2553 | +0.2% |
| 1934 | 0.2571 | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 0.2589 | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.2597 | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.262 | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 0.2649 | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 0.2662 | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.2671 | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.2687 | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 0.2701 | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.2715 | +0.5% |
| 1944 | 0.2734 | +0.7% |
| 1945 | 0.2749 | +0.6% |
| 1946 | 0.2764 | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 0.2777 | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.2824 | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 0.2877 | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 0.3244 | +12.8% |
| 1951 | 0.3346 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.3568 | +6.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3383 | -5.2% |
| 1954 | 0.344 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.3437 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3431 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.3455 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3484 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.3465 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3433 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3447 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3443 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3434 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3469 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3391 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3414 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3569 | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3603 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3661 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3838 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4066 | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4108 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4125 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4211 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4438 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4307 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4958 | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6162 | +24.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8073 | +31.0% |
| 1980 | 1.26 | +56.2% |
| 1981 | 1.64 | +30.1% |
| 1982 | 1.94 | +18.6% |
| 1983 | 1.99 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.04 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.41 | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 1.85 | -23.4% |
| 1987 | 1.77 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.67 | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 2.19 | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 1.64 | -25.3% |
| 1991 | 1.56 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.44 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.32 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 1.34 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.39 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.47 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.33 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.26 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.26 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.24 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.14 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 1.14 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9716 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.02 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9693 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9335 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9555 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.13 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 1.11 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9943 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9565 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.941 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9353 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9068 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8757 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8366 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.816 | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.816 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.13, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.816 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7374, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg excl land use in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +56.2% | 0.8073 | 1.26 |
| 1989 | +31.2% | 1.67 | 2.19 |
| 1979 | +31.0% | 0.6162 | 0.8073 |
| 1981 | +30.1% | 1.26 | 1.64 |
| 1990 | -25.3% | 2.19 | 1.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1163 | 0.1151 | 0.1179 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1274 | 0.1144 | 0.1337 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1325 | 0.1318 | 0.1333 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1336 | 0.1334 | 0.1341 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1415 | 0.135 | 0.1492 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1654 | 0.1513 | 0.1796 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2037 | 0.1825 | 0.2243 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2406 | 0.2276 | 0.2491 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2586 | 0.2527 | 0.2662 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.275 | 0.2671 | 0.2877 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3425 | 0.3244 | 0.3568 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3486 | 0.3391 | 0.3661 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4829 | 0.3838 | 0.8073 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.88 | 1.26 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 | 1.26 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 0.9716 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.9335 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8741 | 0.816 | 0.9353 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9172 compare
- 162 Nepal 0.8927 compare
- 163 Togo 0.8664 compare
- 165 Myanmar 0.7934 compare
- 166 Bangladesh 0.7886 compare
- 167 Mozambique 0.7836 compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg excl land use in Cameroon?
- Per capita ghg excl land use in Cameroon was 0.816 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1144 in 1862.
- How does Cameroon rank for per capita ghg excl land use?
- Cameroon ranks 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg excl land use rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg excl land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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