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.
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 |
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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 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.