Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average was 10.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.1%
Change on year
up 25.2%
World rank
21st
of 195 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2006
All-time low
5.6%
in 2013
Years of data
18
2005–2022
Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Cameroon, 2005–2022
Source: UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Cameroon stood at 10.1%.
The figure is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Cameroon peaked at 12.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2013.
Cameroon ranks 21st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.8% | — |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +52.9% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -44.0% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +35.8% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +25.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 10.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 6.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 10.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 4.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.7% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.6% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 11.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 18 Nauru 11.0% compare
- 19 Iceland 10.2% compare
- 20 French Southern Territories 10.1% compare
- 22 Ukraine 9.2% compare
- 23 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 9.0% compare
- 24 Peru 8.8% compare
- 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.8% compare
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 chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Cameroon?
- Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Cameroon was 10.1% in 2022, according to UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing (%).