Total greenhouse gas emissions in Cameroon

Cameroon emitted 40.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Cameroon, 2024 40.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.7% 2023: 40.4 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 92nd of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Cameroon over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period CameroonWorld
2024 40.6 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 40.4 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 40.3 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 39.8 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 39.6 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 38.9 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 38.2 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 37.8 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 39.0 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 38.6 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 35.3 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 32.9 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 31.0 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 30.2 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 30.5 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 31.1 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 30.2 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 30.4 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 29.6 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 30.3 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 30.1 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 30.4 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 29.6 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 30.8 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 30.7 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7% from 40.4 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 35.3 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +15.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Cameroon has the 92nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Cameroon
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database