What is emissions of air pollutants in Cameroon?

Emissions of air pollutants in Cameroon was 68,676 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 71,383 tonnes in 2014.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 392.12 tonnes in 1750.

How does Cameroon rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Cameroon ranks 111th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cameroon data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Cameroon

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Cameroon
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Emissions of air pollutants was 68,676 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

68,676 tonnes

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

111th

of 220 countries

All-time high

71,383 tonnes

in 2014

All-time low

392.12 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Cameroon, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Cameroon stood at 68,676 tonnes.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Cameroon peaked at 71,383 tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 392.12 tonnes, in 1750.

Cameroon ranks 111th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	392.68 tonnes	392.12 tonnes	393.24 tonnes	10
1760s	393.92 tonnes	393.36 tonnes	394.48 tonnes	10
1770s	395.16 tonnes	394.6 tonnes	395.71 tonnes	10
1780s	396.39 tonnes	395.84 tonnes	396.94 tonnes	10
1790s	397.62 tonnes	397.07 tonnes	398.17 tonnes	10
1800s	402.69 tonnes	398.29 tonnes	407.08 tonnes	10
1810s	413.42 tonnes	408.06 tonnes	418.79 tonnes	10
1820s	425.41 tonnes	419.99 tonnes	430.85 tonnes	10
1830s	437.57 tonnes	432.07 tonnes	443.08 tonnes	10
1840s	449.88 tonnes	444.31 tonnes	455.47 tonnes	10
1850s	463.29 tonnes	455.98 tonnes	470.61 tonnes	10
1860s	487.43 tonnes	472.25 tonnes	502.72 tonnes	10
1870s	595.28 tonnes	506.48 tonnes	633.81 tonnes	10
1880s	676.77 tonnes	641.19 tonnes	713.98 tonnes	10
1890s	764.11 tonnes	722.63 tonnes	807.29 tonnes	10
1900s	1,044 tonnes	817.27 tonnes	1,281 tonnes	10
1910s	1,707 tonnes	1,338 tonnes	2,120 tonnes	10
1920s	2,835 tonnes	2,224 tonnes	3,481 tonnes	10
1930s	4,331 tonnes	3,649 tonnes	4,983 tonnes	10
1940s	5,673 tonnes	5,096 tonnes	6,398 tonnes	10
1950s	10,661 tonnes	8,166 tonnes	11,961 tonnes	10
1960s	12,853 tonnes	11,689 tonnes	15,309 tonnes	10
1970s	20,676 tonnes	15,903 tonnes	30,149 tonnes	10
1980s	36,197 tonnes	31,477 tonnes	40,258 tonnes	10
1990s	41,840 tonnes	39,525 tonnes	45,042 tonnes	10
2000s	50,417 tonnes	43,158 tonnes	60,709 tonnes	10
2010s	66,924 tonnes	61,912 tonnes	71,383 tonnes	10
2020s	68,283 tonnes	67,610 tonnes	68,676 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

108 Madagascar 77,423 tonnes compare
109 Zimbabwe 74,017 tonnes compare
110 Kyrgyzstan 70,959 tonnes compare
112 Burkina Faso 66,536 tonnes compare
113 Switzerland 64,647 tonnes compare
114 Mali 62,918 tonnes compare

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More environment data for Cameroon

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 40.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Cameroon?: Emissions of air pollutants in Cameroon was 68,676 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 71,383 tonnes in 2014.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 392.12 tonnes in 1750.
How does Cameroon rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Cameroon ranks 111th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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