Common good justifications score in Cameroon
Cameroon: Common good justifications score was -1.61 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-1.61
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 175 countries
All-time high
-1.08
in 2022
All-time low
-3.36
in 1980
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Common good justifications score in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, common good justifications score in Cameroon stood at -1.61.
The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Cameroon peaked at -1.08 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.36, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Common good justifications score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.91 | — |
| 1962 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -3.36 | +15.3% |
| 1981 | -3.36 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -2.83 | -15.8% |
| 1983 | -2.83 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -2.83 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -2.83 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -2.83 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -2.83 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -2.83 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -2.83 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -2.83 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -2.83 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -2.63 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | -1.68 | -36.3% |
| 1994 | -1.68 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.68 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.68 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.68 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.68 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.68 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.53 | -8.8% |
| 2001 | -1.53 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.53 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.53 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.53 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.53 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.53 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.53 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.53 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.48 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.81 | +22.2% |
| 2014 | -1.76 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | -1.76 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.76 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -2.05 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | -2.65 | +29.1% |
| 2019 | -2.27 | -14.2% |
| 2020 | -1.37 | -39.6% |
| 2021 | -2.11 | +53.5% |
| 2022 | -1.08 | -48.7% |
| 2023 | -2.08 | +92.8% |
| 2024 | -1.61 | -22.6% |
| 2025 | -1.61 | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -1.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -1.61 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6125. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.91 | -2.91 | -2.91 | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.91 | -2.91 | -2.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.94 | -3.36 | -2.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | -2 | -2.83 | -1.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.52 | -1.53 | -1.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.85 | -2.65 | -1.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.65 | -2.11 | -1.08 | 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 common good justifications score in Cameroon?
- Common good justifications score in Cameroon was -1.61 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -1.08 in 2022.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.36 in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for common good justifications score?
- Cameroon ranks 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Common good justifications score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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