Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 39.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Cameroon, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 39.2% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Cameroon peaked at 39.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 1993.
That places Cameroon 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | -3.8% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 8.4% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 12.8% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 34.8% | 39.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Cameroon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 273.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.23 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,767 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,200 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Cameroon?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Cameroon was 39.2% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Cameroon ranks 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.