Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.9% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
29th
of 239 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2100
All-time low
0.1%
in 1921
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Cameroon, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions and population in Cameroon is 0.9%, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Cameroon peaked at 0.9% in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1921.
Cameroon ranks 29th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2% | — |
| 1100 | 0.2% | -7.1% |
| 1200 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 1300 | 0.2% | +11.4% |
| 1400 | 0.3% | +17.9% |
| 1500 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 1600 | 0.3% | +11.4% |
| 1700 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 1710 | 0.3% | -7.8% |
| 1720 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 1730 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1740 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 1750 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1760 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1770 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 1780 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 1790 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 1800 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 1801 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1802 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1803 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1804 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1805 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1806 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1807 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1808 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1809 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1810 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1811 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1812 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1813 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1814 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1815 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1816 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1817 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1818 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1819 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1820 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1821 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1822 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1825 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1826 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1827 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1828 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1829 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1831 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1832 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1834 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1835 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1836 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1837 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1838 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1839 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1843 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1844 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1845 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1846 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1847 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1848 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1849 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1851 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1891 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1893 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1894 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1895 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1898 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1901 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1902 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1903 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1904 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1905 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1906 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1907 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1908 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1909 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1910 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1911 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1913 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1916 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1917 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1919 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2026 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2027 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2028 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2029 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2030 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2031 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2032 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2033 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2034 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2035 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2036 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2037 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2038 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2039 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2040 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2041 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2042 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2043 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2044 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2045 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2046 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2047 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2048 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2049 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2050 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2051 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2052 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2053 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2054 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2055 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2056 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2057 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2058 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2059 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2060 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2061 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2062 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2063 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2064 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2065 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2066 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2067 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2068 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2069 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2070 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2071 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2072 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2073 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2074 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2075 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2076 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2077 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2078 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2079 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2080 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2081 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2082 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2083 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2084 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2085 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2086 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2087 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2088 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2089 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2090 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2091 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2092 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2093 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2094 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2095 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2096 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2097 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2098 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2099 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2100 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 share of global co₂ emissions and population in Cameroon?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Cameroon was 0.9% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2100.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1921.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.