Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
88th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1958
All-time low
0.1%
in 1992
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon peaked at 0.3% in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.
Cameroon ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3% | — |
| 1951 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.3% | +8.8% |
| 1954 | 0.3% | -11.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -15.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -19.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -19.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -27.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +42.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -34.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -27.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +34.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -36.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +25.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +29.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +62.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +45.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -37.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 86 Ecuador 0.1% compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
- 89 Greece 0.1% compare
- 90 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 91 Switzerland 0.1% 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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cameroon was 0.1% 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 including land-use change recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1958.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.