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Carbon intensity of the economy — Cameroon

Carbon intensity of the economy in Cameroon in 2022 — 0.118 kg/$. Ranked 28 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 337%.

2022 0.118 kg/$ −3.28% vs 2021
World rank 28of 164
Period maximum 0.325 kg/$1989
Period minimum 0.027 kg/$1950

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Cameroon, 1950–202200.10.20.30.419501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.027 kg/$1952: 0.05 kg/$1954: 0.038 kg/$1956: 0.037 kg/$1958: 0.04 kg/$1960: 0.036 kg/$1962: 0.037 kg/$1964: 0.04 kg/$1966: 0.039 kg/$1968: 0.052 kg/$1970: 0.061 kg/$1972: 0.076 kg/$1974: 0.081 kg/$1976: 0.085 kg/$1978: 0.139 kg/$1980: 0.233 kg/$1982: 0.301 kg/$1984: 0.25 kg/$1986: 0.071 kg/$1988: 0.084 kg/$1990: 0.114 kg/$1992: 0.122 kg/$1994: 0.225 kg/$1996: 0.246 kg/$1998: 0.193 kg/$2000: 0.179 kg/$2002: 0.153 kg/$2004: 0.146 kg/$2006: 0.129 kg/$2008: 0.157 kg/$2010: 0.165 kg/$2012: 0.135 kg/$2014: 0.14 kg/$2016: 0.145 kg/$2018: 0.133 kg/$2020: 0.126 kg/$2022: 0.118 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.091 (+337.04%) Average annual rate: 2.07 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 0.118 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Middle Africa computed 0.138 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.118 −0.004 −3.28%
2021 0.122 −0.004 −3.17%
2020 0.126 +0.001 +0.8%
2019 0.125 −0.008 −6.02%
2018 0.133 −0.001 −0.75%
2017 0.134 −0.011 −7.59%
2016 0.145 −0.004 −2.68%
2015 0.149 +0.009 +6.43%
2014 0.14 +0.007 +5.26%
2013 0.133 −0.002 −1.48%
2012 0.135 −0.016 −10.6%
2011 0.151 −0.014 −8.48%
2010 0.165 −0.012 −6.78%
2009 0.177 +0.02 +12.74%
2008 0.157 −0.009 −5.42%
2007 0.166 +0.037 +28.68%
2006 0.129 −0.005 −3.73%
2005 0.134 −0.012 −8.22%
2004 0.146 −0.008 −5.19%
2003 0.154 +0.001 +0.65%
2002 0.153 −0.015 −8.93%
2001 0.168 −0.011 −6.15%
2000 0.179 +0.002 +1.13%
1999 0.177 −0.016 −8.29%
1998 0.193 −0.013 −6.31%
1997 0.206 −0.04 −16.26%
1996 0.246 +0.01 +4.24%
1995 0.236 +0.011 +4.89%
1994 0.225 +0.094 +71.76%
1993 0.131 +0.009 +7.38%
1992 0.122 +0.003 +2.52%
1991 0.119 +0.005 +4.39%
1990 0.114 −0.211 −64.92%
1989 0.325 +0.241 +286.9%
1988 0.084 +0.015 +21.74%
1987 0.069 −0.002 −2.82%
1986 0.071 −0.175 −71.14%
1985 0.246 −0.004 −1.6%
1984 0.25 −0.042 −14.38%
1983 0.292 −0.009 −2.99%
1982 0.301 +0.028 +10.26%
1981 0.273 +0.04 +17.17%
1980 0.233 +0.113 +94.17%
1979 0.12 −0.019 −13.67%
1978 0.139 +0.024 +20.87%
1977 0.115 +0.03 +35.29%
1976 0.085 −0.007 −7.61%
1975 0.092 +0.011 +13.58%
1974 0.081 +0.003 +3.85%
1973 0.078 +0.002 +2.63%
1972 0.076 +0.001 +1.33%
1971 0.075 +0.014 +22.95%
1970 0.061 +0.005 +8.93%
1969 0.056 +0.004 +7.69%
1968 0.052 +0.002 +4%
1967 0.05 +0.011 +28.21%
1966 0.039 +0.002 +5.41%
1965 0.037 −0.003 −7.5%
1964 0.04 +0.003 +8.11%
1963 0.037 +0 +0%
1962 0.037 +0 +0%
1961 0.037 +0.001 +2.78%
1960 0.036 −0.002 −5.26%
1959 0.038 −0.002 −5%
1958 0.04 +0.002 +5.26%
1957 0.038 +0.001 +2.7%
1956 0.037 +0 +0%
1955 0.037 −0.001 −2.63%
1954 0.038 +0.003 +8.57%
1953 0.035 −0.015 −30%
1952 0.05 +0.016 +47.06%
1951 0.034 +0.007 +25.93%
1950 0.027 — —

Middle Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.065 CF Central African Republic 0.101 TD Chad 0.116 CM Cameroon 0.118 AO Angola 0.133 GA Gabon 0.16 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.164 CG Republic of the Congo 0.369 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.371
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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