Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon, 1994–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.3% for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon peaked at 0.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7% | — |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
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 from flaring in Cameroon?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon was 0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.