Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 143rd out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +164.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +164.2% | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +52.0% | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 140 Kenya 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Paraguay 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 142 Eswatini 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Slovenia 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Solomon Islands 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Bahamas 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.