GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Cameroon
Cameroon: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane was 14,864 in 2015. ▲ Rising
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Cameroon, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Cameroon is 14,864, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Cameroon peaked at 14,864 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,365, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 69th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,365 | — |
| 1991 | 9,415 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 9,517 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 9,739 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 13,017 | +33.7% |
| 1995 | 12,861 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 12,320 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 12,222 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 12,253 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 12,791 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 12,969 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 12,765 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12,499 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 12,801 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 13,055 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13,358 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13,097 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 13,200 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12,415 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 12,216 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 12,382 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12,590 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 13,056 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 13,788 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 13,886 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14,864 | +7.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14,864 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,683, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14,864 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,667, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +33.7% | 9,739 | 13,017 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,350 | 9,365 | 13,017 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,838 | 12,216 | 13,358 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,428 | 12,382 | 14,864 | 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 ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Cameroon?
- Ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Cameroon was 14,864 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
- What is the highest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14,864 in 2015.
- What is the lowest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,365 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane?
- Cameroon ranks 69th out of 204 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).