Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1997. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Cameroon, 1950–1997
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1997, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cameroon stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cameroon peaked at 0.0% in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Cameroon ranks 148th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 146 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 147 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 149 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
- 150 Macao 0.0% compare
- 151 Bahrain 0.0% compare
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cameroon?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cameroon was 0.0% in 1997, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1953.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Cameroon ranks 148th out of 179 countries with data for 1997.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.