Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 15.6 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 15.6 kt for savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Cameroon peaked at 73.5 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.45 kt, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 22nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.75 kt | 18.14 kt | 31.36 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.42 kt | 21.69 kt | 73.5 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 23 kt | 15.42 kt | 41.17 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.89 kt | 14.45 kt | 21.28 kt | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Share co2 vs population 0.873 (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 vs gdp 0.3307 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 309.25 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.3307 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.3307 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Cameroon?
- Savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Cameroon was 15.6 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.45 kt in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.