Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture was 3.78 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Cameroon is 3.78 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Cameroon peaked at 3.78 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.27 Mt CO2e, in 1973.
Cameroon ranks 61st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.44 Mt CO2e | 1.27 Mt CO2e | 1.73 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.09 Mt CO2e | 1.77 Mt CO2e | 2.45 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 Mt CO2e | 2.45 Mt CO2e | 2.92 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 Mt CO2e | 2.91 Mt CO2e | 3.26 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 Mt CO2e | 3.03 Mt CO2e | 3.66 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 Mt CO2e | 3.61 Mt CO2e | 3.78 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Cameroon
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.3387 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2387 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3534 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 14,100 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 236,100 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 250,200 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Cameroon?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Cameroon was 3.78 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 Mt CO2e in 1973.
- How does Cameroon rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Cameroon ranks 61st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).