Waste — Emissions per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Cameroon is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1 t CO2eq/cap, in 1997.
That places Cameroon 155th out of 222 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.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.12 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.12 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.113 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.103 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.117 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 152 Congo 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 152 Ireland 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 152 Melanesia 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 155 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 155 Namibia 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 155 Sao Tome and Principe 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 0.12 t CO2eq/cap 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 per capita in Cameroon?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Cameroon was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.13 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 155th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.