Waste — Emissions Share in Cameroon
Cameroon: Waste — Emissions Share was 15.48 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 15.48 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Cameroon peaked at 15.48 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.76 %, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 146th 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 Share in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.36 % | — |
| 1991 | 6.48 % | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 6.7 % | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 6.89 % | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 7.3 % | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 7.09 % | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 6.45 % | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 6.57 % | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.78 % | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 5.92 % | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.76 % | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 6.6 % | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 7.12 % | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 6.83 % | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.89 % | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 7.61 % | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 8.75 % | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 9.35 % | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 9.56 % | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.98 % | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 10.6 % | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 11.27 % | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 11.44 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 11.35 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.26 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.67 % | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 11.11 % | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 12.42 % | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 13.27 % | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 13.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.11 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.02 % | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 14.59 % | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 15.48 % | +6.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 15.48 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.47 %, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 15.48 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5 %, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.55 % | 5.78 % | 7.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.95 % | 5.76 % | 9.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.66 % | 10.6 % | 13.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3 % | 13.11 % | 15.48 % | 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 share in Cameroon?
- Waste — emissions share in Cameroon was 15.48 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.48 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.76 % in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for waste — emissions share?
- Cameroon ranks 146th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.