Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) was 0.0096 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0096 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) in 2024.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) in Cameroon peaked at 0.0135 Mt CO2e in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 67th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0103 Mt CO2e | +329.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0135 Mt CO2e | +46.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 0.004 Mt CO2e | -65.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 Mt CO2e | +110.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 Mt CO2e | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0113 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0122 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0117 Mt CO2e | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0118 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.012 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.012 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0113 Mt CO2e | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0107 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 Mt CO2e | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 Mt CO2e | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.01 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 Mt CO2e | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0124 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0102 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0096 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0096 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0071 Mt CO2e, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0096 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0132 Mt CO2e, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +329.2% | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | 0.0103 Mt CO2e |
| 1989 | +110.0% | 0.004 Mt CO2e | 0.0084 Mt CO2e |
| 1988 | -65.5% | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | 0.004 Mt CO2e |
| 1986 | +46.7% | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | 0.0135 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 Mt CO2e | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 0.0135 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | 0.0122 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 Mt CO2e | 0.0104 Mt CO2e | 0.012 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | 0.01 Mt CO2e | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | 0.0096 Mt CO2e | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) in Cameroon?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) in Cameroon was 0.0096 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0135 Mt CO2e in 1986.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
- Cameroon ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).