Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 3,521 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3,521 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon peaked at 3,521 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 559.68 kt, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 88th of 232 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.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 559.68 kt | — |
| 1962 | 564.61 kt | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 566.99 kt | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 569.9 kt | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 572.82 kt | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 578.53 kt | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 581.45 kt | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 584.1 kt | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 586.49 kt | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 621.18 kt | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 664.36 kt | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 691.41 kt | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 718.88 kt | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 752.71 kt | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 786.96 kt | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 818.82 kt | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 846.55 kt | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 878.29 kt | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 917.2 kt | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 985.46 kt | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 1,076 kt | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 1,037 kt | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 1,081 kt | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 1,129 kt | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 1,182 kt | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 1,243 kt | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 1,294 kt | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1,353 kt | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 1,413 kt | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1,468 kt | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1,463 kt | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,455 kt | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,432 kt | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,427 kt | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,427 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,427 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,432 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,433 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,434 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,428 kt | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,487 kt | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1,549 kt | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1,616 kt | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,695 kt | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1,766 kt | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1,840 kt | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1,923 kt | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2,009 kt | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2,090 kt | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2,181 kt | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2,277 kt | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 2,370 kt | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2,471 kt | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2,580 kt | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2,697 kt | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2,804 kt | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2,901 kt | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3,004 kt | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3,107 kt | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3,197 kt | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 3,311 kt | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3,431 kt | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3,521 kt | +2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3,521 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,655 kt, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3,521 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,423 kt, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 573.84 kt | 559.68 kt | 586.49 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 769.63 kt | 621.18 kt | 917.2 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,179 kt | 985.46 kt | 1,413 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,440 kt | 1,427 kt | 1,468 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,740 kt | 1,428 kt | 2,090 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,639 kt | 2,181 kt | 3,107 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,365 kt | 3,197 kt | 3,521 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 waste — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon was 3,521 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,521 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 559.68 kt in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Cameroon ranks 88th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf