Cameroon Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
40,621,856
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0.65%
increase
Global Share
0.08%
Per Capita
1.42
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Cameroon were 40,621,856 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0.65% over the previous year, representing an increase by 263,813 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 40,358,043 tons.
- Per capita: 1.42 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Cameroon accounts for 0.08% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40,621,856 | 10,292,889 | 21,821,026 | 4,779,888 | 3,728,053 | 1.42 | 0.65% | 0.08% |
| 2023 | 40,358,043 | 10,332,853 | 21,799,358 | 4,733,012 | 3,492,820 | 1.44 | 0.02% | 0.08% |
| 2022 | 40,348,451 | 10,433,870 | 21,875,617 | 4,781,190 | 3,257,773 | 1.48 | 1.29% | 0.08% |
| 2021 | 39,836,206 | 10,349,085 | 21,838,311 | 4,626,457 | 3,022,353 | 1.5 | 0.61% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 39,594,726 | 10,388,039 | 21,786,030 | 4,639,700 | 2,780,957 | 1.53 | 1.81% | 0.08% |
| 2019 | 38,891,899 | 10,271,140 | 21,445,842 | 4,622,283 | 2,552,634 | 1.54 | 1.89% | 0.08% |
| 2018 | 38,169,570 | 10,548,377 | 20,817,530 | 4,474,823 | 2,328,841 | 1.55 | 1.1% | 0.08% |
| 2017 | 37,754,641 | 9,863,265 | 21,347,038 | 4,485,004 | 2,059,334 | 1.57 | −3.14% | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 38,979,243 | 9,701,411 | 22,948,150 | 4,480,291 | 1,849,391 | 1.66 | 1.1% | 0.08% |
| 2015 | 38,553,460 | 9,185,375 | 23,267,042 | 4,482,964 | 1,618,079 | 1.69 | 9.24% | 0.08% |
| 2014 | 35,292,466 | 8,870,514 | 20,475,989 | 4,376,540 | 1,569,424 | 1.59 | 7.31% | 0.07% |
| 2013 | 32,889,618 | 8,179,120 | 19,115,095 | 4,204,657 | 1,390,745 | 1.52 | 6.2% | 0.07% |
| 2012 | 30,969,385 | 7,511,078 | 18,063,215 | 4,064,625 | 1,330,467 | 1.47 | 2.57% | 0.07% |
| 2011 | 30,193,394 | 7,429,483 | 17,423,783 | 3,990,320 | 1,349,808 | 1.47 | −1.01% | 0.06% |
| 2010 | 30,500,421 | 7,827,985 | 17,419,685 | 3,872,478 | 1,380,273 | 1.53 | −1.83% | 0.07% |
| 2009 | 31,069,625 | 7,713,820 | 18,224,293 | 3,722,500 | 1,409,011 | 1.6 | 2.91% | 0.07% |
| 2008 | 30,189,855 | 7,068,942 | 17,911,742 | 3,724,091 | 1,485,080 | 1.6 | −0.69% | 0.07% |
| 2007 | 30,400,991 | 6,736,869 | 18,029,567 | 3,992,979 | 1,641,576 | 1.65 | 2.73% | 0.07% |
| 2006 | 29,593,376 | 5,576,709 | 18,410,698 | 4,036,510 | 1,569,458 | 1.65 | −2.35% | 0.07% |
| 2005 | 30,305,191 | 5,471,331 | 19,069,030 | 4,233,740 | 1,531,089 | 1.74 | 0.65% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 30,109,821 | 5,637,145 | 18,916,850 | 4,046,749 | 1,509,077 | 1.78 | −0.81% | 0.08% |
| 2003 | 30,355,210 | 5,735,982 | 19,324,553 | 4,127,870 | 1,166,805 | 1.84 | 2.51% | 0.08% |
| 2002 | 29,612,554 | 5,619,519 | 19,048,806 | 3,825,497 | 1,118,731 | 1.84 | −3.89% | 0.08% |
| 2001 | 30,810,405 | 5,700,330 | 19,902,512 | 4,221,384 | 986,180 | 1.97 | 0.38% | 0.09% |
| 2000 | 30,692,924 | 5,726,332 | 19,873,199 | 4,043,847 | 1,049,546 | 2.01 | 4.52% | 0.09% |
| 1999 | 29,365,156 | 5,334,312 | 19,200,317 | 3,823,708 | 1,006,818 | 1.97 | 2.26% | 0.08% |
| 1998 | 28,715,464 | 5,539,336 | 18,492,027 | 3,739,152 | 944,948 | 1.98 | 2.4% | 0.08% |
| 1997 | 28,043,488 | 5,321,788 | 18,205,225 | 3,477,551 | 1,038,925 | 1.98 | −1.77% | 0.08% |
| 1996 | 28,548,151 | 5,286,053 | 18,674,645 | 3,663,706 | 923,746 | 2.07 | 4.64% | 0.08% |
| 1995 | 27,283,524 | 5,155,678 | 17,768,912 | 3,490,933 | 868,001 | 2.03 | 2.24% | 0.08% |
| 1994 | 26,686,982 | 5,147,341 | 17,222,218 | 3,481,880 | 835,543 | 2.04 | −2.93% | 0.08% |
| 1993 | 27,493,231 | 4,759,807 | 18,555,767 | 3,302,598 | 875,058 | 2.15 | −2.71% | 0.08% |
| 1992 | 28,259,971 | 4,356,534 | 19,538,805 | 3,533,608 | 831,024 | 2.28 | −3.55% | 0.09% |
| 1991 | 29,300,290 | 4,531,873 | 20,443,198 | 3,465,651 | 859,568 | 2.43 | −2.61% | 0.09% |
| 1990 | 30,084,820 | 4,756,523 | 21,020,017 | 3,433,264 | 875,015 | 2.57 | −1.14% | 0.09% |
| 1989 | 30,432,700 | 4,763,302 | 21,370,119 | 3,404,959 | 894,321 | 2.68 | 9.57% | 0.10% |
| 1988 | 27,775,646 | 3,316,106 | 20,520,513 | 3,099,376 | 839,651 | 2.52 | −8.33% | 0.09% |
| 1987 | 30,298,056 | 5,261,911 | 21,052,018 | 3,135,111 | 849,016 | 2.83 | −0.34% | 0.10% |
| 1986 | 30,401,685 | 5,787,237 | 21,058,039 | 2,995,488 | 560,921 | 2.93 | 1.54% | 0.10% |
| 1985 | 29,939,974 | 4,779,435 | 21,362,808 | 2,877,494 | 920,237 | 2.98 | 16.37% | 0.10% |
| 1984 | 25,729,206 | 4,868,695 | 16,889,000 | 2,565,280 | 1,406,231 | 2.64 | 11.86% | 0.09% |
| 1983 | 23,000,340 | 4,658,102 | 15,080,377 | 2,658,869 | 602,992 | 2.44 | 12.62% | 0.08% |
| 1982 | 20,423,406 | 2,307,438 | 14,765,838 | 2,629,016 | 721,115 | 2.23 | 9.91% | 0.07% |
| 1981 | 18,581,843 | 2,176,489 | 13,359,654 | 2,309,959 | 735,740 | 2.09 | 17.41% | 0.07% |
| 1980 | 15,826,268 | 2,038,129 | 11,075,193 | 2,308,919 | 404,028 | 1.84 | 22.64% | 0.06% |
| 1979 | 12,904,495 | 1,912,206 | 8,501,731 | 2,035,791 | 454,766 | 1.54 | 21.2% | 0.04% |
| 1978 | 10,647,083 | 1,760,537 | 6,517,774 | 1,983,536 | 385,236 | 1.31 | 8.9% | 0.04% |
| 1977 | 9,776,499 | 1,625,328 | 5,718,258 | 1,901,099 | 531,814 | 1.24 | 11.25% | 0.04% |
| 1976 | 8,787,487 | 1,163,720 | 5,335,297 | 1,746,321 | 542,149 | 1.15 | 3.66% | 0.03% |
| 1975 | 8,476,815 | 1,249,909 | 5,083,253 | 1,660,698 | 482,954 | 1.14 | 8.69% | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 7,799,216 | 986,245 | 4,809,250 | 1,563,989 | 439,733 | 1.08 | 2.61% | 0.03% |
| 1973 | 7,601,161 | 1,011,538 | 4,656,307 | 1,518,953 | 414,364 | 1.08 | 0.45% | 0.03% |
| 1972 | 7,566,922 | 968,777 | 4,668,888 | 1,544,021 | 385,236 | 1.1 | −2.7% | 0.03% |
| 1971 | 7,776,726 | 928,785 | 4,785,505 | 1,586,059 | 476,377 | 1.16 | 0.48% | 0.03% |
| 1970 | 7,739,676 | 1,180,740 | 4,561,031 | 1,505,554 | 492,350 | 1.19 | – | 0.03% |
See also
- Cameroon CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Cameroon
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).