Climate Change in Cameroon

1,259 indicators covering climate change for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 22.11 million tonnes 2026 down 56.8% 29th
Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.121 kilograms per international-$ 2022 down 32.0% 114th
Urban population 55.7% 2025 up 2.6% 142nd
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 0 t 2018 7th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2024 unchanged 45th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 500,008 2024 up 100.0% 16th
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 5.08 2025 up 12.6% 101st
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 84.4% 2015 down 2.4% 40th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.8% 2015 down 1.3% 27th
Food Processing — Energy Use 900.64 TJ 2023 up 27.0% 72nd
Food Processing — Energy Use 900.64 TJ 2023 up 27.0% 66th
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 6.13 2023 up 10.5% 134th
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.0444 2023 down 23.4% 155th
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.046 2023 down 50.0% 151st
Food Retail — Energy Use 685.54 TJ 2023 up 163.5% 28th
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3 1=low to 6=high 2025 up 3.4% 44th
Maritime transport CO2 emissions 166,130 Tonnes 2025 up 5.5% 58th
CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 4,842 tonnes 2024 down 83.3% 102nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation 200,812 tonnes 2024 down 22.3% 101st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. GDP per capita 0.1662 kilograms 2024 down 87.4% 119th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation 6.9 kilograms 2024 down 41.1% 125th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic commercial passenger flights 0.1662 kilograms 2024 down 87.4% 119th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. land area 0.1662 kilograms 2024 down 87.4% 118th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions 10.38 million tonnes 2023 up 6.8% 103rd
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 0.366 tonnes per person 2023 down 19.4% 114th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 0.366 tonnes per person 2023 down 19.4% 114th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 0.366 tonnes per person 2023 down 19.4% 114th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.366 tonnes per person 2023 down 19.4% 114th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 0.366 tonnes per person 2023 down 19.4% 114th
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 7.1% 2023 down 70.1% 83rd
CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 688,961 tonnes 2023 down 63.1% 90th
Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0243 tonnes per person 2023 down 72.2% 92nd
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.274 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 43.9% 18th
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.266 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 47.6% 22nd
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 141.37 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 0.9% 27th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 6.84 2021 down 17.1% 25th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 1,841 2021 up 10.3% 11th
Number of deaths due to disaster 1,841 2021 up 10.6% 11th
Air transport emissions 6.98 Tonnes 2024 down 73.7% 48th
Number of people affected by disaster 108,676 2021 up 1,912.9% 31st
Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 403.76 2021 up 1,413.1% 51st
Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters 108,676 2021 up 2,082.2% 9th
Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 28.9% 2018 down 23.1% 24th
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters 670.45 2019 up 2,079.2% 28th
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP 0.0% 2019 up 1,432.7% 25th
Direct economic loss in the housing sector attributed to disasters 24.91 million 2019 down 18.1% 50th
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters 4 2019 down 99.7% 112th
Number of missing persons due to disaster 0 2020 down 100.0% 50th
Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to 38,432 2019 up 1,437.3% 10th
Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use 11 t 2001 down 86.9% 17th
Direct economic loss resulting from damaged or destroyed critical 1.12 million 2019 up 654.7% 44th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought 1 2022 unchanged 1st
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected 2.39 million 2022 up 19,809.4% 19th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 0 t 2023 14th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Landslide 1 2024 unchanged 10th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected 0 2024 27th
Decadal temperature anomalies 0.2748 °C 2010 up 518.8% 93rd
Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters 120 2019 up 11,900.0% 19th
Direct agriculture loss attributed to disasters 29.99 2019 up 14,002.9% 30th