Waste — Emissions Share in Cameroon
Cameroon: Waste — Emissions Share was 5.3 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Cameroon is 5.3 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Cameroon peaked at 5.3 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.84 %, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 98th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 % | 1.84 % | 2.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 % | 2.05 % | 3.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 % | 3.81 % | 4.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.95 % | 4.57 % | 5.3 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Cameroon?
- Waste — emissions share in Cameroon was 5.3 % 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 5.3 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 % in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for waste — emissions share?
- Cameroon ranks 98th 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 22.7%. 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 (N2O). 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.