Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 45.72 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 45.72 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 45.72 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.8 kt, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.8 kt | — |
| 1991 | 41.39 kt | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 41.85 kt | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 42.34 kt | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 42.44 kt | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 42.62 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 42.77 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 42.86 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.96 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 43.05 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 43.07 kt | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 43.11 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 43.19 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 43.37 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 43.57 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 43.74 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 43.9 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 44.09 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 44.29 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.45 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.56 kt | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 44.7 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 44.8 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 44.92 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 45.05 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.09 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 45.15 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.22 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.32 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.39 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.46 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 45.56 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.62 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 45.72 kt | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 45.72 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.44 kt, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 45.72 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.31 kt | 40.8 kt | 43.05 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.68 kt | 43.07 kt | 44.45 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.02 kt | 44.56 kt | 45.39 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.59 kt | 45.46 kt | 45.72 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 87 Serbia and Montenegro 46.07 kt compare
- 88 Panama 45.87 kt compare
- 89 Niger 45.8 kt compare
- 91 Costa Rica 45.54 kt compare
- 92 Kazakhstan 41.17 kt compare
- 93 Portugal 40.26 kt compare
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 solid food waste — emissions in Cameroon?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Cameroon was 45.72 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 45.72 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8 kt in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.