Cameroon CO2 emissions data for 2017

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Cameroon emit in 2017?

Cameroon emitted 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017. This represents 0.03% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Cameroon in 2017?

In 2017, Cameroon emitted 0.39 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 24393182.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 9.58 million tonnes emitted by Cameroon in 2017 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 5.5 0.23
Gas 1.12 0.05
Coal 0.0 0.0
Cement 0.99 0.04
Flaring 1.96 0.08

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