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Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Cameroon

Cameroon: Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change was 0.3813 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3813
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
46th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3813
in 2024
All-time low
0.0932
in 1920
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Cameroon, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Cameroon is 0.3813, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Cameroon peaked at 0.3813 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0932, in 1920.

That places Cameroon 46th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Cameroon, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2126 —
1851 0.2366 +11.3%
1852 0.2402 +1.5%
1853 0.2418 +0.7%
1854 0.2404 -0.6%
1855 0.2371 -1.4%
1856 0.2325 -2.0%
1857 0.2375 +2.2%
1858 0.2432 +2.4%
1859 0.246 +1.1%
1860 0.2475 +0.6%
1861 0.2531 +2.3%
1862 0.2557 +1.0%
1863 0.2584 +1.0%
1864 0.2614 +1.2%
1865 0.264 +1.0%
1866 0.2668 +1.1%
1867 0.2687 +0.7%
1868 0.2688 +0.0%
1869 0.2703 +0.6%
1870 0.2732 +1.1%
1871 0.2733 +0.1%
1872 0.275 +0.6%
1873 0.2758 +0.3%
1874 0.2769 +0.4%
1875 0.2774 +0.2%
1876 0.2782 +0.3%
1877 0.2779 -0.1%
1878 0.2776 -0.1%
1879 0.2782 +0.2%
1880 0.2783 +0.0%
1881 0.2796 +0.4%
1882 0.2815 +0.7%
1883 0.282 +0.2%
1884 0.2834 +0.5%
1885 0.2838 +0.1%
1886 0.2852 +0.5%
1887 0.284 -0.4%
1888 0.2854 +0.5%
1889 0.2851 -0.1%
1890 0.2807 -1.5%
1891 0.2746 -2.2%
1892 0.2677 -2.5%
1893 0.2605 -2.7%
1894 0.2531 -2.8%
1895 0.2463 -2.7%
1896 0.238 -3.4%
1897 0.2306 -3.1%
1898 0.2237 -3.0%
1899 0.217 -3.0%
1900 0.2103 -3.1%
1901 0.2027 -3.6%
1902 0.1955 -3.5%
1903 0.1871 -4.3%
1904 0.1801 -3.7%
1905 0.1727 -4.1%
1906 0.1654 -4.2%
1907 0.1583 -4.3%
1908 0.1513 -4.4%
1909 0.1444 -4.5%
1910 0.1385 -4.1%
1911 0.1321 -4.6%
1912 0.1276 -3.4%
1913 0.1224 -4.1%
1914 0.1173 -4.2%
1915 0.1116 -4.8%
1916 0.1074 -3.8%
1917 0.1027 -4.3%
1918 0.0987 -3.9%
1919 0.0947 -4.0%
1920 0.0932 -1.7%
1921 0.0932 +0.0%
1922 0.0939 +0.7%
1923 0.0952 +1.4%
1924 0.0968 +1.7%
1925 0.099 +2.3%
1926 0.1016 +2.7%
1927 0.1043 +2.7%
1928 0.1075 +3.0%
1929 0.1106 +2.9%
1930 0.1136 +2.8%
1931 0.1163 +2.4%
1932 0.1203 +3.4%
1933 0.1241 +3.1%
1934 0.1267 +2.1%
1935 0.1304 +2.9%
1936 0.134 +2.8%
1937 0.1379 +2.9%
1938 0.1416 +2.7%
1939 0.1453 +2.6%
1940 0.1498 +3.1%
1941 0.1543 +3.0%
1942 0.1588 +3.0%
1943 0.1643 +3.5%
1944 0.1699 +3.4%
1945 0.1752 +3.1%
1946 0.1807 +3.1%
1947 0.1865 +3.2%
1948 0.1916 +2.7%
1949 0.1965 +2.5%
1950 0.2016 +2.6%
1951 0.2068 +2.5%
1952 0.2119 +2.5%
1953 0.2177 +2.8%
1954 0.2224 +2.2%
1955 0.228 +2.5%
1956 0.234 +2.7%
1957 0.24 +2.6%
1958 0.2469 +2.9%
1959 0.2533 +2.6%
1960 0.258 +1.9%
1961 0.2628 +1.9%
1962 0.2663 +1.3%
1963 0.2702 +1.5%
1964 0.2749 +1.7%
1965 0.279 +1.5%
1966 0.2837 +1.6%
1967 0.2867 +1.1%
1968 0.29 +1.1%
1969 0.292 +0.7%
1970 0.2943 +0.8%
1971 0.297 +0.9%
1972 0.2996 +0.9%
1973 0.3034 +1.2%
1974 0.3079 +1.5%
1975 0.3129 +1.6%
1976 0.3184 +1.8%
1977 0.3214 +0.9%
1978 0.3272 +1.8%
1979 0.3316 +1.3%
1980 0.3346 +0.9%
1981 0.3366 +0.6%
1982 0.3391 +0.7%
1983 0.3412 +0.6%
1984 0.3425 +0.4%
1985 0.3441 +0.5%
1986 0.3443 +0.1%
1987 0.3437 -0.2%
1988 0.3435 -0.1%
1989 0.3437 +0.1%
1990 0.3431 -0.2%
1991 0.3429 -0.1%
1992 0.3421 -0.2%
1993 0.342 -0.0%
1994 0.3421 +0.0%
1995 0.3419 -0.1%
1996 0.3426 +0.2%
1997 0.3423 -0.1%
1998 0.3442 +0.6%
1999 0.3459 +0.5%
2000 0.3469 +0.3%
2001 0.3475 +0.2%
2002 0.3484 +0.2%
2003 0.3489 +0.2%
2004 0.3494 +0.1%
2005 0.3497 +0.1%
2006 0.35 +0.1%
2007 0.3513 +0.4%
2008 0.3555 +1.2%
2009 0.3626 +2.0%
2010 0.3659 +0.9%
2011 0.3682 +0.6%
2012 0.3691 +0.2%
2013 0.3706 +0.4%
2014 0.371 +0.1%
2015 0.3719 +0.3%
2016 0.3732 +0.3%
2017 0.3753 +0.6%
2018 0.3764 +0.3%
2019 0.3772 +0.2%
2020 0.3784 +0.3%
2021 0.3792 +0.2%
2022 0.3801 +0.2%
2023 0.3806 +0.1%
2024 0.3813 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2368 0.2126 0.246 10
1860s 0.2615 0.2475 0.2703 10
1870s 0.2764 0.2732 0.2782 10
1880s 0.2828 0.2783 0.2854 10
1890s 0.2492 0.217 0.2807 10
1900s 0.1768 0.1444 0.2103 10
1910s 0.1153 0.0947 0.1385 10
1920s 0.0995 0.0932 0.1106 10
1930s 0.129 0.1136 0.1453 10
1940s 0.1728 0.1498 0.1965 10
1950s 0.2263 0.2016 0.2533 10
1960s 0.2764 0.258 0.292 10
1970s 0.3114 0.2943 0.3316 10
1980s 0.3413 0.3346 0.3443 10
1990s 0.3429 0.3419 0.3459 10
2000s 0.351 0.3469 0.3626 10
2010s 0.3719 0.3659 0.3772 10
2020s 0.3799 0.3784 0.3813 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 43 Ghana 0.422 compare
  2. 44 Bangladesh 0.4039 compare
  3. 45 Finland 0.3989 compare
  4. 47 Honduras 0.3743 compare
  5. 48 Kenya 0.3701 compare
  6. 49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3648 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Cameroon?
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Cameroon was 0.3813 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.3813 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0932 in 1920.
How does Cameroon rank for share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change?
Cameroon ranks 46th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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