Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon peaked at 0.1% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
That places Cameroon 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +44.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -24.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +23.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +21.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +42.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +26.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -14.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +138.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +46.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +22.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -70.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +277.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -68.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +277.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1980 | +138.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1986 | -70.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 1990 | -68.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 oil in Cameroon?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Cameroon was 0.0% 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 oil recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Cameroon ranks 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.