Cameroon CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Cameroon emit in 2008?

Cameroon emitted 7.32 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 0.02% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Cameroon in 2008?

In 2008, Cameroon emitted 0.39 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 18777082.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 7.32 million tonnes emitted by Cameroon in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 4.33 0.23
Gas 0.71 0.04
Coal 0.0 0.0
Cement 0.38 0.02
Flaring 1.89 0.1

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