Marine protected areas in Cameroon
Cameroon: Marine protected areas was 1,859 sq. km in 2010. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in Cameroon, 1990–2010
Source: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and inter. Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2010, marine protected areas in Cameroon stood at 1,859 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Cameroon peaked at 1,859 sq. km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,857 sq. km, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 16th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,857 sq. km | 1,857 sq. km | 1,857 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,859 sq. km | 1,859 sq. km | 1,859 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,859 sq. km | 1,859 sq. km | 1,859 sq. km | 1 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Cameroon?
- Marine protected areas in Cameroon was 1,859 sq. km in 2010, according to United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and inter.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,859 sq. km in 2000.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,857 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for marine protected areas?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2010.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and inter, published as part of Marine protected areas (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.