Environment in Cameroon

54 indicators covering environment for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.38 Mt CO2e 2024 up 58.1% 61st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3.86 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.0% 107th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2387 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.0% 122nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.99 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.2% 109th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3534 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 12.1% 169th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.29 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.0% 109th
Aquaculture production 14,100 metric tons 2024 up 795.2% 76th
Capture fisheries production 236,100 metric tons 2024 up 14.1% 58th
Total fisheries production 250,200 metric tons 2024 up 20.0% 61st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.14 Mt CO2e 2024 up 186.2% 83rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2892 Mt CO2e 2024 down 31.8% 141st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.15 Mt CO2e 2024 down 43.3% 76th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7574 Mt CO2e 2024 up 55.7% 106th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 3.78 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.1% 61st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2804 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.5% 38th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0255 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.5% 82nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 40.62 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.1% 92nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.3387 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.9% 56th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.044 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.8% 106th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.9% 127th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.78 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.2% 71st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.3203 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.0% 93rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 123rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.3% 120th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 12.8% 171st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.44 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.5% 71st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.23 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.4% 21st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.73 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.0% 49th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 126th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0096 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.5% 67th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.82 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.6% 67th
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 3.73 Mt CO2e 2024 up 137.5% 43rd
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0719 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 18.0% 156th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 116.4% 2024 up 34.6% 107th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 39.2% 2024 up 42.8% 108th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 35.0% 2024 up 102.3% 130th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.8% 2024 up 247.2% 144th
Coal rents 0.0% 2021 70th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.1106 Mt CO2e 2024 up 81.3% 67th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 1.56 2022 unchanged 155th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF -36.24 Mt CO2e 2023 up 17.1% 170th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -76.6 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 169th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 5.4% 2023 up 92.9% 153rd
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 30.7% 2023 up 43.5% 148th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 50.2% 2023 up 27.4% 150th
Forest rents 2.6% 2021 down 6.2% 30th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 37.03 2022 up 46.8% 76th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -86.91 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 168th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 10.31 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 46th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 9.84 Mt CO2e 2020 unchanged 13th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 38th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st