Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita was -0.0022 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita in Cameroon stood at -0.0022 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 36.8% on the previous year and down 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.4929 tonnes per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, -0.4451 tonnes per person, in 1986.
Cameroon ranks 163rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.0014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -248.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1963 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +46.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +226.1% |
| 1965 | -0.0045 tonnes per person | -168.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -225.7% |
| 1967 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +236.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -59.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +35.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +154.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | -71.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -30.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +104.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +136.3% |
| 1976 | -0.0094 tonnes per person | -137.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0603 tonnes per person | -740.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1979 | -0.0216 tonnes per person | -139.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2432 tonnes per person | -1226.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1626 tonnes per person | -33.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1104 tonnes per person | -32.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -76.5% |
| 1984 | -0.0529 tonnes per person | -304.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0428 tonnes per person | -180.8% |
| 1986 | -0.4451 tonnes per person | -1140.1% |
| 1987 | -0.0145 tonnes per person | -96.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | -300.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4929 tonnes per person | +1593.8% |
| 1990 | -0.4388 tonnes per person | -189.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -101.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -33.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +240.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1585 tonnes per person | +1175.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0379 tonnes per person | -76.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0447 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0433 tonnes per person | -196.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0004 tonnes per person | -99.1% |
| 1999 | -0.0106 tonnes per person | +2568.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | -333.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0017 tonnes per person | -106.9% |
| 2002 | -0.0135 tonnes per person | +688.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | -262.6% |
| 2004 | -0.0004 tonnes per person | -101.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0161 tonnes per person | +4231.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -122.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1066 tonnes per person | +2913.5% |
| 2008 | -0.0048 tonnes per person | -104.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0646 tonnes per person | -1451.5% |
| 2010 | -0.0087 tonnes per person | -113.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0137 tonnes per person | +57.5% |
| 2012 | -0.0239 tonnes per person | +74.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -148.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | +263.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0472 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -89.6% |
| 2017 | -0.0159 tonnes per person | -424.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -166.5% |
| 2019 | -0.0094 tonnes per person | -188.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -145.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -84.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +232.6% |
| 2023 | -0.0034 tonnes per person | -261.3% |
| 2024 | -0.0022 tonnes per person | -36.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -0.0022 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0157 tonnes per person. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -0.0022 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0086 tonnes per person. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -4231.7% | -0.0004 tonnes per person | -0.0161 tonnes per person |
| 2007 | +2913.5% | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.1066 tonnes per person |
| 1999 | -2568.9% | -0.0004 tonnes per person | -0.0106 tonnes per person |
| 1989 | +1593.8% | 0.0291 tonnes per person | 0.4929 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | +1451.5% | -0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0646 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0168 tonnes per person | -0.0216 tonnes per person | 0.0603 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0594 tonnes per person | -0.4451 tonnes per person | 0.4929 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.023 tonnes per person | -0.4388 tonnes per person | 0.1585 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -0.0161 tonnes per person | 0.1066 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.0472 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita in Cameroon?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita in Cameroon was -0.0022 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4929 tonnes per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4451 tonnes per person in 1986.
- How does Cameroon rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 163rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 105.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Absolute change co2 Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.