Cameroon CO2 emissions data for 2012

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Cameroon emit in 2012?

Cameroon emitted 7.6 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012. This represents 0.02% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Cameroon in 2012?

In 2012, Cameroon emitted 0.36 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 21032684.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 7.6 million tonnes emitted by Cameroon in 2012 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 5.16 0.25
Gas 0.51 0.02
Coal 0.0 0.0
Cement 0.49 0.02
Flaring 1.45 0.07

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