Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 44th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +99.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +51.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +29.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +99.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1996 | +51.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1997 | +29.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Cameroon?
- Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Cameroon ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.