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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 6.566.3 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% 0.076%
2023 40,358,043 10,332,853 21,799,358 4,733,012 3,492,820 1.44 0.02% 0.077%
2022 40,348,451 10,433,870 21,875,617 4,781,190 3,257,773 1.48 1.29% 0.078%
2021 39,836,206 10,349,085 21,838,311 4,626,457 3,022,353 1.5 0.61% 0.078%
2020 39,594,726 10,388,039 21,786,030 4,639,700 2,780,957 1.53 1.81% 0.081%
2019 38,891,899 10,271,140 21,445,842 4,622,283 2,552,634 1.54 1.89% 0.077%
2018 38,169,570 10,548,377 20,817,530 4,474,823 2,328,841 1.55 1.1% 0.075%
2017 37,754,641 9,863,265 21,347,038 4,485,004 2,059,334 1.57 −3.14% 0.076%
2016 38,979,243 9,701,411 22,948,150 4,480,291 1,849,391 1.66 1.1% 0.080%
2015 38,553,460 9,185,375 23,267,042 4,482,964 1,618,079 1.69 9.24% 0.080%
2014 35,292,466 8,870,514 20,475,989 4,376,540 1,569,424 1.59 7.31% 0.073%
2013 32,889,618 8,179,120 19,115,095 4,204,657 1,390,745 1.52 6.2% 0.068%
2012 30,969,385 7,511,078 18,063,215 4,064,625 1,330,467 1.47 2.57% 0.065%
2011 30,193,394 7,429,483 17,423,783 3,990,320 1,349,808 1.47 −1.01% 0.065%
2010 30,500,421 7,827,985 17,419,685 3,872,478 1,380,273 1.53 −1.83% 0.067%
2009 31,069,625 7,713,820 18,224,293 3,722,500 1,409,011 1.6 2.91% 0.072%
2008 30,189,855 7,068,942 17,911,742 3,724,091 1,485,080 1.6 −0.69% 0.069%
2007 30,400,991 6,736,869 18,029,567 3,992,979 1,641,576 1.65 2.73% 0.070%
2006 29,593,376 5,576,709 18,410,698 4,036,510 1,569,458 1.65 −2.35% 0.070%
2005 30,305,191 5,471,331 19,069,030 4,233,740 1,531,089 1.74 0.65% 0.074%
2004 30,109,821 5,637,145 18,916,850 4,046,749 1,509,077 1.78 −0.81% 0.076%
2003 30,355,210 5,735,982 19,324,553 4,127,870 1,166,805 1.84 2.51% 0.080%
2002 29,612,554 5,619,519 19,048,806 3,825,497 1,118,731 1.84 −3.89% 0.081%
2001 30,810,405 5,700,330 19,902,512 4,221,384 986,180 1.97 0.38% 0.085%
2000 30,692,924 5,726,332 19,873,199 4,043,847 1,049,546 2.01 4.52% 0.086%
1999 29,365,156 5,334,312 19,200,317 3,823,708 1,006,818 1.97 2.26% 0.084%
1998 28,715,464 5,539,336 18,492,027 3,739,152 944,948 1.98 2.4% 0.083%
1997 28,043,488 5,321,788 18,205,225 3,477,551 1,038,925 1.98 −1.77% 0.081%
1996 28,548,151 5,286,053 18,674,645 3,663,706 923,746 2.07 4.64% 0.084%
1995 27,283,524 5,155,678 17,768,912 3,490,933 868,001 2.03 2.24% 0.081%
1994 26,686,982 5,147,341 17,222,218 3,481,880 835,543 2.04 −2.93% 0.082%
1993 27,493,231 4,759,807 18,555,767 3,302,598 875,058 2.15 −2.71% 0.085%
1992 28,259,971 4,356,534 19,538,805 3,533,608 831,024 2.28 −3.55% 0.088%
1991 29,300,290 4,531,873 20,443,198 3,465,651 859,568 2.43 −2.61% 0.091%
1990 30,084,820 4,756,523 21,020,017 3,433,264 875,015 2.57 −1.14% 0.093%
1989 30,432,700 4,763,302 21,370,119 3,404,959 894,321 2.68 9.57% 0.095%
1988 27,775,646 3,316,106 20,520,513 3,099,376 839,651 2.52 −8.33% 0.089%
1987 30,298,056 5,261,911 21,052,018 3,135,111 849,016 2.83 −0.34% 0.100%
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% 0.089%
1983 23,000,340 4,658,102 15,080,377 2,658,869 602,992 2.44 12.62% 0.082%
1982 20,423,406 2,307,438 14,765,838 2,629,016 721,115 2.23 9.91% 0.074%
1981 18,581,843 2,176,489 13,359,654 2,309,959 735,740 2.09 17.41% 0.067%
1980 15,826,268 2,038,129 11,075,193 2,308,919 404,028 1.84 22.64% 0.056%
1979 12,904,495 1,912,206 8,501,731 2,035,791 454,766 1.54 21.2% 0.045%
1978 10,647,083 1,760,537 6,517,774 1,983,536 385,236 1.31 8.9% 0.038%
1977 9,776,499 1,625,328 5,718,258 1,901,099 531,814 1.24 11.25% 0.036%
1976 8,787,487 1,163,720 5,335,297 1,746,321 542,149 1.15 3.66% 0.033%
1975 8,476,815 1,249,909 5,083,253 1,660,698 482,954 1.14 8.69% 0.033%
1974 7,799,216 986,245 4,809,250 1,563,989 439,733 1.08 2.61% 0.031%
1973 7,601,161 1,011,538 4,656,307 1,518,953 414,364 1.08 0.45% 0.030%
1972 7,566,922 968,777 4,668,888 1,544,021 385,236 1.1 −2.7% 0.031%
1971 7,776,726 928,785 4,785,505 1,586,059 476,377 1.16 0.48% 0.033%
1970 7,739,676 1,180,740 4,561,031 1,505,554 492,350 1.19 – 0.033%

See also


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).