Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cameroon
Cameroon: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.6776 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.6776 °C
Change on year
down 32.7%
World rank
96th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.01 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.19 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cameroon, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cameroon stood at 0.6776 °C.
That represents a change of down 32.7% on the previous year and up 176.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cameroon peaked at 1.01 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.19 °C, in 1974.
That places Cameroon 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7816 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3591 °C | -54.1% |
| 1942 | -0.8269 °C | +130.3% |
| 1943 | -0.6822 °C | -17.5% |
| 1944 | -0.7091 °C | +3.9% |
| 1945 | -0.8129 °C | +14.6% |
| 1946 | -0.8938 °C | +10.0% |
| 1947 | -0.8198 °C | -8.3% |
| 1948 | -1.01 °C | +22.7% |
| 1949 | -0.3377 °C | -66.4% |
| 1950 | -0.8251 °C | +144.3% |
| 1951 | -0.8393 °C | +1.7% |
| 1952 | -0.7584 °C | -9.6% |
| 1953 | -0.8899 °C | +17.3% |
| 1954 | -0.985 °C | +10.7% |
| 1955 | -0.9463 °C | -3.9% |
| 1956 | -1.03 °C | +8.5% |
| 1957 | -0.9098 °C | -11.4% |
| 1958 | -0.4928 °C | -45.8% |
| 1959 | -0.3058 °C | -37.9% |
| 1960 | -0.4675 °C | +52.9% |
| 1961 | -0.7606 °C | +62.7% |
| 1962 | -0.7728 °C | +1.6% |
| 1963 | -0.3396 °C | -56.1% |
| 1964 | -0.1987 °C | -41.5% |
| 1965 | -0.382 °C | +92.2% |
| 1966 | -0.0576 °C | -84.9% |
| 1967 | -1.03 °C | +1688.8% |
| 1968 | -0.9059 °C | -12.0% |
| 1969 | -0.7128 °C | -21.3% |
| 1970 | -0.7548 °C | +5.9% |
| 1971 | -0.9954 °C | +31.9% |
| 1972 | -0.6786 °C | -31.8% |
| 1973 | -0.3655 °C | -46.1% |
| 1974 | -1.19 °C | +224.6% |
| 1975 | -1.17 °C | -1.6% |
| 1976 | -1.1 °C | -6.1% |
| 1977 | -0.6036 °C | -44.9% |
| 1978 | -0.7785 °C | +29.0% |
| 1979 | -0.7089 °C | -8.9% |
| 1980 | -0.6052 °C | -14.6% |
| 1981 | -0.7764 °C | +28.3% |
| 1982 | -0.8035 °C | +3.5% |
| 1983 | -0.3594 °C | -55.3% |
| 1984 | -0.6507 °C | +81.0% |
| 1985 | -0.8457 °C | +30.0% |
| 1986 | -0.5883 °C | -30.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0692 °C | -111.8% |
| 1988 | -0.3795 °C | -648.6% |
| 1989 | -0.7657 °C | +101.8% |
| 1990 | -0.1937 °C | -74.7% |
| 1991 | -0.3414 °C | +76.2% |
| 1992 | -0.6868 °C | +101.2% |
| 1993 | -0.3459 °C | -49.6% |
| 1994 | -0.3599 °C | +4.0% |
| 1995 | -0.2634 °C | -26.8% |
| 1996 | -0.35 °C | +32.9% |
| 1997 | -0.2728 °C | -22.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4051 °C | -248.5% |
| 1999 | -0.4908 °C | -221.2% |
| 2000 | -0.5494 °C | +12.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4179 °C | -23.9% |
| 2002 | -0.2045 °C | -51.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 °C | -111.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0199 °C | -188.0% |
| 2005 | 0.25 °C | -1359.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1375 °C | -45.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0244 °C | -117.7% |
| 2008 | -0.1297 °C | +431.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2794 °C | -315.5% |
| 2010 | 0.567 °C | +102.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 °C | -96.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0255 °C | -235.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1332 °C | -623.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0971 °C | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2453 °C | +152.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4751 °C | +93.7% |
| 2017 | 0.424 °C | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3167 °C | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4965 °C | +56.8% |
| 2020 | 0.614 °C | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5777 °C | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2228 °C | -61.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6593 °C | +195.9% |
| 2024 | 1.01 °C | +52.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6776 °C | -32.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.6776 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.6776 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -1688.8% | -0.0576 °C | -1.03 °C |
| 2005 | +1359.6% | -0.0199 °C | 0.25 °C |
| 1988 | -648.6% | 0.0692 °C | -0.3795 °C |
| 2013 | +623.1% | -0.0255 °C | 0.1332 °C |
| 2008 | -431.8% | -0.0244 °C | -0.1297 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7229 °C | -1.01 °C | -0.3377 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7979 °C | -1.03 °C | -0.3058 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5627 °C | -1.03 °C | -0.0576 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8336 °C | -1.19 °C | -0.3655 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5705 °C | -0.8457 °C | 0.0692 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.29 °C | -0.6868 °C | 0.4051 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0656 °C | -0.5494 °C | 0.2794 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2748 °C | -0.0255 °C | 0.567 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6263 °C | 0.2228 °C | 1.01 °C | 6 |
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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 temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cameroon?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cameroon was 0.6776 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.19 °C in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Cameroon ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.