Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions 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 cumulative co₂ emissions in Cameroon stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Cameroon peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Cameroon ranks 115th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 in Cameroon?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions 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 cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 115th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.