Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 1.24 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.24 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 1.24 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.189 kt, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 67th 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 (N2O) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.189 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.197 kt | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.206 kt | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.217 kt | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.228 kt | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.239 kt | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.25 kt | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.26 kt | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.269 kt | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.252 kt | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.267 kt | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.274 kt | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.272 kt | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.294 kt | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.307 kt | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.311 kt | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.31 kt | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.303 kt | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.323 kt | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.327 kt | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.33 kt | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.333 kt | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.33 kt | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.32 kt | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.33 kt | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.36 kt | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.349 kt | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.36 kt | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.378 kt | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.373 kt | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.384 kt | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.397 kt | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.407 kt | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.428 kt | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.44 kt | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.462 kt | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.492 kt | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.515 kt | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.539 kt | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.537 kt | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.551 kt | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.572 kt | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.594 kt | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.628 kt | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.664 kt | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7 kt | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.736 kt | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.776 kt | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.83 kt | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.887 kt | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.933 kt | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.967 kt | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.988 kt | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 kt | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 kt | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.07 kt | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.09 kt | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.12 kt | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.16 kt | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.18 kt | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.19 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.22 kt | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.24 kt | +1.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.24 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.527 kt, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.24 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.567 kt, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2283 kt | 0.189 kt | 0.269 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2913 kt | 0.252 kt | 0.323 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3417 kt | 0.32 kt | 0.378 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4437 kt | 0.373 kt | 0.539 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6588 kt | 0.537 kt | 0.83 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 kt | 0.887 kt | 1.16 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 kt | 1.18 kt | 1.24 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 64 Ghana 1.38 kt compare
- 65 China, Taiwan Province of 1.35 kt compare
- 65 Kazakhstan 1.35 kt compare
- 68 Burkina Faso 1.23 kt compare
- 69 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.2 kt compare
- 70 Czechoslovakia 1.17 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 waste — emissions in Cameroon?
- Waste — emissions in Cameroon was 1.24 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.189 kt in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for waste — emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 67th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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