Environment
Cameroon
Climate
fluctuates according to the landscape, ranging from tropical in the coastal areas to semiarid and hot in the northern regions
Land use
other
38.1% (2023 est.)
forest
41% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
20.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 13.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 3.6% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 4.2% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
59.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Methane emissions
other
24 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste
166.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
energy
293.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)
agriculture
278.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
3.271 million tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
4.6% (2022 est.)
Environmental issues
deforestation; excessive grazing; soil degradation; desertification; illegal hunting; overfishing; excessive hunting
Total water withdrawal
municipal
246.8 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial
104.6 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural
737 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
6.707 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from consumed natural gas
1.049 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from coal and metallurgical coke
200 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
5.658 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
62 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources
283.15 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified
Nuclear Test Ban