Cameroon - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Cameroon was 7,160 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,010 in 2005 and a minimum value of 6,020 in 1991.

Definition: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 6,050
1991 6,020
1992 6,040
1993 6,040
1994 6,050
1995 6,020
1996 6,110
1997 6,310
1998 6,830
1999 7,070
2000 7,870
2001 7,400
2002 7,300
2003 7,990
2004 7,240
2005 8,010
2006 7,470
2007 7,370
2008 6,790
2009 6,510
2010 6,790
2011 6,670
2012 6,890
2013 7,150
2014 7,080
2015 7,250
2016 7,240
2017 7,130
2018 7,160

Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Cameroon was 4,450 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,450 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1,640 in 1990.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 1,640
1991 1,650
1992 1,650
1993 1,650
1994 1,650
1995 1,830
1996 1,990
1997 2,140
1998 2,300
1999 2,450
2000 2,610
2001 2,650
2002 2,690
2003 2,730
2004 2,770
2005 2,810
2006 2,940
2007 3,070
2008 3,200
2009 3,330
2010 3,470
2011 3,630
2012 3,790
2013 3,960
2014 4,120
2015 4,280
2016 4,340
2017 4,390
2018 4,450

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Cameroon was 25.48 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 34.41 in 1986, while its lowest value was 6.81 in 1977.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1970 7.48
1971 7.59
1972 7.84
1973 7.32
1974 9.14
1975 8.30
1976 8.03
1977 6.81
1978 7.96
1979 8.13
1980 7.08
1981 8.79
1982 8.40
1983 28.25
1984 28.63
1985 27.49
1986 34.41
1987 30.07
1988 14.27
1989 23.07
1990 18.16
1991 18.25
1992 18.11
1993 18.01
1994 17.90
1995 19.34
1996 20.33
1997 20.90
1998 20.89
1999 21.34
2000 20.83
2001 21.77
2002 22.10
2003 21.06
2004 22.48
2005 21.30
2006 22.90
2007 23.72
2008 25.48

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Cameroon was 14,960 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,960 in 2018 and a minimum value of 9,030 in 1990.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 9,030
1991 9,040
1992 9,110
1993 9,160
1994 9,220
1995 9,460
1996 9,790
1997 10,240
1998 11,010
1999 11,480
2000 12,530
2001 12,170
2002 12,170
2003 12,960
2004 12,320
2005 13,190
2006 12,840
2007 12,940
2008 12,560
2009 12,490
2010 12,960
2011 13,080
2012 13,550
2013 14,040
2014 14,220
2015 14,620
2016 14,760
2017 14,800
2018 14,960

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Cameroon was 15.87 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.15 in 2007 and a minimum value of -18.90 in 1998.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1991 -14.46
1992 -5.41
1993 -8.38
1994 -16.22
1995 -9.47
1996 -9.65
1997 -8.26
1998 -18.90
1999 -17.55
2000 -0.86
2001 2.03
2002 -15.28
2003 -15.87
2004 -13.31
2005 -14.27
2006 -0.80
2007 49.15
2008 24.70
2009 21.13
2010 13.60
2011 14.73
2012 15.87

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions