Human caused air pollution exposure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Human caused air pollution exposure was 39.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.95
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
8th
of 240 countries
All-time high
40.99
in 2017
All-time low
34.52
in 2006
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Cameroon, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Cameroon is 39.95, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Cameroon peaked at 40.99 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.52, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 8th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 35.84 | — |
| 1999 | 34.82 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 35.35 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 37.82 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 35.52 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 35.38 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 36.48 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 36.51 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.52 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 35.17 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 38.59 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 37.41 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 38.97 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 37.06 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 39 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 39.94 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 37.77 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 36.35 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 39.23 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 40.99 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 39.22 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 38.5 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 38.58 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 38.27 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 38.94 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 39.1 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 39.95 | +2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 39.95 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 39.95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.33 | 34.82 | 35.84 | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.27 | 34.52 | 38.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7 | 36.35 | 40.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.97 | 38.27 | 39.95 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0669 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.23 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Cameroon?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Cameroon was 39.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.99 in 2017.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.52 in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Cameroon ranks 8th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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