Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.044 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (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
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Cameroon is 0.044 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Cameroon peaked at 0.044 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 106th of 194 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.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | +15.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0068 Mt CO2e | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | +21.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0074 Mt CO2e | -19.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 Mt CO2e | +36.5% |
| 1978 | 0.011 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0122 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0135 Mt CO2e | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0149 Mt CO2e | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0165 Mt CO2e | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0161 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0169 Mt CO2e | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0201 Mt CO2e | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0202 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0189 Mt CO2e | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.018 Mt CO2e | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0166 Mt CO2e | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0176 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.019 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.018 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0163 Mt CO2e | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0161 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0138 Mt CO2e | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0162 Mt CO2e | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0161 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0181 Mt CO2e | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0178 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0182 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0182 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0202 Mt CO2e | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0219 Mt CO2e | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0245 Mt CO2e | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0295 Mt CO2e | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0312 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0347 Mt CO2e | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0366 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0366 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.039 Mt CO2e | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0306 Mt CO2e | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0373 Mt CO2e | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 0.037 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0378 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.039 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0391 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0406 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.042 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0433 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.044 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.044 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0422 Mt CO2e, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.044 Mt CO2e is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0198 Mt CO2e, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0079 Mt CO2e | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0158 Mt CO2e | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | 0.0202 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0173 Mt CO2e | 0.0138 Mt CO2e | 0.019 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0201 Mt CO2e | 0.0161 Mt CO2e | 0.0295 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.036 Mt CO2e | 0.0306 Mt CO2e | 0.039 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0418 Mt CO2e | 0.0391 Mt CO2e | 0.044 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Cameroon?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Cameroon was 0.044 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 transport (energy) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.044 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Cameroon ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Transport (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).