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Waste — Emissions Share in Cameroon

Cameroon: Waste — Emissions Share was 15.48 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.48 %
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
136th
of 208 countries
All-time high
15.48 %
in 2023
All-time low
5.76 %
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Cameroon, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 6.4 %1991: 6.5 %1992: 6.7 %1993: 6.9 %1994: 7.3 %1995: 7.1 %1996: 6.5 %1997: 6.6 %1998: 5.8 %1999: 5.9 %2000: 5.8 %2001: 6.6 %2002: 7.1 %2003: 6.8 %2004: 7.9 %2005: 7.6 %2006: 8.8 %2007: 9.3 %2008: 9.6 %2009: 10 %2010: 10.6 %2011: 11.3 %2012: 11.4 %2013: 11.3 %2014: 11.3 %2015: 10.7 %2016: 11.1 %2017: 12.4 %2018: 13.3 %2019: 13.2 %2020: 13.1 %2021: 14 %2022: 14.6 %2023: 15.5 %

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 136th out of 208 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  1. 133 Senegal 15.63 % compare
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  3. 134 Qatar 15.6 % compare
  4. 137 Togo 15.45 % compare
  5. 138 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.2 % compare
  6. 139 Nigeria 14.83 % compare

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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 136th out of 208 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.