Total ghg emissions in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total ghg emissions was 64.83 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
64.83 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
75th
of 199 countries
All-time high
111.36 million
in 2009
All-time low
-5.58 million
in 1915
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total ghg emissions in Cameroon, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, total ghg emissions in Cameroon stood at 64.83 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions in Cameroon peaked at 111.36 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, -5.58 million, in 1915.
Cameroon ranks 75th of 199 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.
Total ghg emissions in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 6.52 million | — |
| 1851 | 7.83 million | +20.0% |
| 1852 | 7.74 million | -1.2% |
| 1853 | 7.81 million | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 7.51 million | -3.8% |
| 1855 | 7.39 million | -1.7% |
| 1856 | 7.00 million | -5.2% |
| 1857 | 8.95 million | +27.9% |
| 1858 | 8.99 million | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 8.71 million | -3.2% |
| 1860 | 8.31 million | -4.5% |
| 1861 | 9.27 million | +11.5% |
| 1862 | 8.31 million | -10.3% |
| 1863 | 8.34 million | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 8.72 million | +4.5% |
| 1865 | 8.48 million | -2.8% |
| 1866 | 8.94 million | +5.5% |
| 1867 | 8.37 million | -6.4% |
| 1868 | 7.54 million | -10.0% |
| 1869 | 8.07 million | +7.0% |
| 1870 | 9.84 million | +22.0% |
| 1871 | 8.52 million | -13.4% |
| 1872 | 9.86 million | +15.7% |
| 1873 | 9.72 million | -1.5% |
| 1874 | 10.06 million | +3.5% |
| 1875 | 9.90 million | -1.6% |
| 1876 | 10.19 million | +2.9% |
| 1877 | 9.65 million | -5.3% |
| 1878 | 9.74 million | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 10.60 million | +8.8% |
| 1880 | 10.25 million | -3.3% |
| 1881 | 10.96 million | +6.9% |
| 1882 | 12.28 million | +12.0% |
| 1883 | 11.00 million | -10.5% |
| 1884 | 12.50 million | +13.7% |
| 1885 | 11.22 million | -10.2% |
| 1886 | 12.29 million | +9.5% |
| 1887 | 9.65 million | -21.5% |
| 1888 | 12.46 million | +29.2% |
| 1889 | 10.78 million | -13.5% |
| 1890 | 7.47 million | -30.7% |
| 1891 | 5.27 million | -29.5% |
| 1892 | 3.99 million | -24.1% |
| 1893 | 3.29 million | -17.8% |
| 1894 | 2.81 million | -14.6% |
| 1895 | 3.16 million | +12.5% |
| 1896 | 218,773 | -93.1% |
| 1897 | 1.12 million | +413.0% |
| 1898 | 1.37 million | +22.3% |
| 1899 | 1.08 million | -21.0% |
| 1900 | 794,851 | -26.7% |
| 1901 | -912,154 | -214.8% |
| 1902 | -697,224 | -23.6% |
| 1903 | -3.50 million | +401.4% |
| 1904 | -1.36 million | -61.0% |
| 1905 | -2.80 million | +105.6% |
| 1906 | -2.93 million | +4.5% |
| 1907 | -3.70 million | +26.3% |
| 1908 | -3.69 million | -0.2% |
| 1909 | -3.94 million | +6.5% |
| 1910 | -2.97 million | -24.4% |
| 1911 | -4.99 million | +67.8% |
| 1912 | -1.22 million | -75.5% |
| 1913 | -3.54 million | +189.2% |
| 1914 | -3.77 million | +6.4% |
| 1915 | -5.58 million | +48.3% |
| 1916 | -2.47 million | -55.7% |
| 1917 | -4.05 million | +63.6% |
| 1918 | -2.38 million | -41.3% |
| 1919 | -2.54 million | +7.1% |
| 1920 | 2.88 million | -213.1% |
| 1921 | 7.19 million | +150.0% |
| 1922 | 9.15 million | +27.2% |
| 1923 | 11.17 million | +22.1% |
| 1924 | 12.21 million | +9.3% |
| 1925 | 14.68 million | +20.2% |
| 1926 | 16.42 million | +11.9% |
| 1927 | 17.53 million | +6.7% |
| 1928 | 19.82 million | +13.1% |
| 1929 | 20.41 million | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 21.11 million | +3.4% |
| 1931 | 20.72 million | -1.9% |
| 1932 | 25.72 million | +24.2% |
| 1933 | 26.10 million | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 23.04 million | -11.7% |
| 1935 | 27.42 million | +19.0% |
| 1936 | 28.47 million | +3.8% |
| 1937 | 29.92 million | +5.1% |
| 1938 | 30.18 million | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 31.23 million | +3.5% |
| 1940 | 34.10 million | +9.2% |
| 1941 | 35.12 million | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 36.38 million | +3.6% |
| 1943 | 40.97 million | +12.6% |
| 1944 | 42.37 million | +3.4% |
| 1945 | 42.60 million | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 44.51 million | +4.5% |
| 1947 | 46.57 million | +4.6% |
| 1948 | 45.00 million | -3.4% |
| 1949 | 45.15 million | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 49.15 million | +8.8% |
| 1951 | 50.68 million | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 51.50 million | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 55.85 million | +8.4% |
| 1954 | 53.33 million | -4.5% |
| 1955 | 57.21 million | +7.3% |
| 1956 | 60.74 million | +6.2% |
| 1957 | 61.44 million | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 66.14 million | +7.7% |
| 1959 | 66.07 million | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 58.88 million | -10.9% |
| 1961 | 58.88 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 52.76 million | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 54.56 million | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 58.62 million | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 56.31 million | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 58.16 million | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 51.77 million | -11.0% |
| 1968 | 53.51 million | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 50.78 million | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 51.54 million | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 53.13 million | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 53.74 million | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 58.43 million | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 63.01 million | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 64.93 million | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 68.55 million | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 58.22 million | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 73.87 million | +26.9% |
| 1979 | 66.84 million | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 65.40 million | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 61.93 million | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 67.79 million | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 66.00 million | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 64.53 million | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 73.41 million | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 61.22 million | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 54.31 million | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 56.62 million | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 65.96 million | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 56.76 million | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 57.26 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 53.80 million | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 56.18 million | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 59.76 million | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 58.28 million | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 68.51 million | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 63.69 million | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 73.54 million | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 71.15 million | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 66.96 million | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 62.20 million | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 65.55 million | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 69.02 million | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 64.71 million | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 63.56 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 63.15 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 69.60 million | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 89.96 million | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 111.36 million | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 83.89 million | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 73.58 million | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 63.15 million | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 69.19 million | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 63.48 million | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 72.21 million | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 71.56 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.43 million | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 67.73 million | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 65.78 million | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 68.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 65.72 million | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 67.21 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 64.70 million | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 64.83 million | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 64.83 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.71 million, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 64.83 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.41 million, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | +413.0% | 218,773 | 1.12 million |
| 1903 | -401.4% | -697,224 | -3.50 million |
| 1901 | -214.8% | 794,851 | -912,154 |
| 1920 | +213.1% | -2.54 million | 2.88 million |
| 1913 | -189.2% | -1.22 million | -3.54 million |
| 1921 | +150.0% | 2.88 million | 7.19 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.85 million | 6.52 million | 8.99 million | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.43 million | 7.54 million | 9.27 million | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.81 million | 8.52 million | 10.60 million | 10 |
| 1880s | 11.34 million | 9.65 million | 12.50 million | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.98 million | 218,773 | 7.47 million | 10 |
| 1900s | -2.27 million | -3.94 million | 794,851 | 10 |
| 1910s | -3.35 million | -5.58 million | -1.22 million | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.15 million | 2.88 million | 20.41 million | 10 |
| 1930s | 26.39 million | 20.72 million | 31.23 million | 10 |
| 1940s | 41.28 million | 34.10 million | 46.57 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 57.21 million | 49.15 million | 66.14 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.42 million | 50.78 million | 58.88 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.23 million | 51.54 million | 73.87 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.72 million | 54.31 million | 73.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.89 million | 53.80 million | 73.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.61 million | 62.20 million | 111.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.70 million | 63.15 million | 83.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.10 million | 64.70 million | 68.03 million | 5 |
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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 total ghg emissions in Cameroon?
- Total ghg emissions in Cameroon was 64.83 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 111.36 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.58 million in 1915.
- How does Cameroon rank for total ghg emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 75th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total ghg emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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