Hazardous waste generated in Cameroon
Cameroon: Hazardous waste generated was 8,717 tonnes in 2009. β² Rising
Latest (2009)
8,717 tonnes
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
76th
of 91 countries
All-time high
10,194 tonnes
in 2006
All-time low
5,786 tonnes
in 2004
Years of data
6
2004β2009
Hazardous waste generated in Cameroon, 2004β2009
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 8,717 tonnes for hazardous waste generated in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 76th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 73 Guadeloupe 13,157 tonnes
- 74 Jamaica 10,000 tonnes
- 75 Liechtenstein 9,047 tonnes
- 77 Republic of Moldova 5,015 tonnes compare
- 78 Monaco 4,512 tonnes compare
- 79 Martinique 4,304 tonnes
More environment data for Cameroon
- Standard Deviation 0.211 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 Β°C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 0 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,065 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 156 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 70 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 78 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 46,468 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 54,609 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import value 38,142 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated in Cameroon?
- Hazardous waste generated in Cameroon was 8,717 tonnes in 2009, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10,194 tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,786 tonnes in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for hazardous waste generated?
- Cameroon ranks 76th out of 91 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hazardous waste generated rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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