Annual temperature anomalies in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.6776 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.6776
Change on year
down 32.7%
World rank
96th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 2024
All-time low
-1.19
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Cameroon, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in Cameroon is 0.6776, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.7% on the previous year and up 176.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Cameroon peaked at 1.01 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.19, in 1974.
That places Cameroon 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7816 | — |
| 1941 | -0.3591 | -54.1% |
| 1942 | -0.8269 | +130.3% |
| 1943 | -0.6822 | -17.5% |
| 1944 | -0.7091 | +3.9% |
| 1945 | -0.8129 | +14.6% |
| 1946 | -0.8938 | +10.0% |
| 1947 | -0.8198 | -8.3% |
| 1948 | -1.01 | +22.7% |
| 1949 | -0.3377 | -66.4% |
| 1950 | -0.8251 | +144.3% |
| 1951 | -0.8393 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | -0.7584 | -9.6% |
| 1953 | -0.8899 | +17.3% |
| 1954 | -0.985 | +10.7% |
| 1955 | -0.9463 | -3.9% |
| 1956 | -1.03 | +8.5% |
| 1957 | -0.9098 | -11.4% |
| 1958 | -0.4928 | -45.8% |
| 1959 | -0.3058 | -37.9% |
| 1960 | -0.4675 | +52.9% |
| 1961 | -0.7606 | +62.7% |
| 1962 | -0.7728 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | -0.3396 | -56.1% |
| 1964 | -0.1987 | -41.5% |
| 1965 | -0.382 | +92.2% |
| 1966 | -0.0576 | -84.9% |
| 1967 | -1.03 | +1688.8% |
| 1968 | -0.9059 | -12.0% |
| 1969 | -0.7128 | -21.3% |
| 1970 | -0.7548 | +5.9% |
| 1971 | -0.9954 | +31.9% |
| 1972 | -0.6786 | -31.8% |
| 1973 | -0.3655 | -46.1% |
| 1974 | -1.19 | +224.6% |
| 1975 | -1.17 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | -1.1 | -6.1% |
| 1977 | -0.6036 | -44.9% |
| 1978 | -0.7785 | +29.0% |
| 1979 | -0.7089 | -8.9% |
| 1980 | -0.6052 | -14.6% |
| 1981 | -0.7764 | +28.3% |
| 1982 | -0.8035 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | -0.3594 | -55.3% |
| 1984 | -0.6507 | +81.0% |
| 1985 | -0.8457 | +30.0% |
| 1986 | -0.5883 | -30.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0692 | -111.8% |
| 1988 | -0.3795 | -648.6% |
| 1989 | -0.7657 | +101.8% |
| 1990 | -0.1937 | -74.7% |
| 1991 | -0.3414 | +76.2% |
| 1992 | -0.6868 | +101.2% |
| 1993 | -0.3459 | -49.6% |
| 1994 | -0.3599 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | -0.2634 | -26.8% |
| 1996 | -0.35 | +32.9% |
| 1997 | -0.2728 | -22.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4051 | -248.5% |
| 1999 | -0.4908 | -221.2% |
| 2000 | -0.5494 | +12.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4179 | -23.9% |
| 2002 | -0.2045 | -51.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 | -111.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0199 | -188.0% |
| 2005 | 0.25 | -1359.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1375 | -45.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0244 | -117.7% |
| 2008 | -0.1297 | +431.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2794 | -315.5% |
| 2010 | 0.567 | +102.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 | -96.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0255 | -235.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1332 | -623.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0971 | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2453 | +152.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4751 | +93.7% |
| 2017 | 0.424 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3167 | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4965 | +56.8% |
| 2020 | 0.614 | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5777 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2228 | -61.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6593 | +195.9% |
| 2024 | 1.01 | +52.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6776 | -32.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.6776 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.6776 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -1688.8% | -0.0576 | -1.03 |
| 2005 | +1359.6% | -0.0199 | 0.25 |
| 1988 | -648.6% | 0.0692 | -0.3795 |
| 2013 | +623.1% | -0.0255 | 0.1332 |
| 2008 | -431.8% | -0.0244 | -0.1297 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7229 | -1.01 | -0.3377 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7979 | -1.03 | -0.3058 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5627 | -1.03 | -0.0576 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8336 | -1.19 | -0.3655 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5705 | -0.8457 | 0.0692 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.29 | -0.6868 | 0.4051 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0656 | -0.5494 | 0.2794 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2748 | -0.0255 | 0.567 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6263 | 0.2228 | 1.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Cameroon?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Cameroon was 0.6776 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.19 in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Cameroon ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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