Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) was 440.12 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Cameroon stood at 440.12 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Cameroon peaked at 440.12 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.14 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 105th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.14 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 89.28 million current US$ | +154.1% |
| 1992 | 91.76 million current US$ | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 80.91 million current US$ | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 67.65 million current US$ | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 71.54 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 75.77 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 80.46 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 86.28 million current US$ | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 85.03 million current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 96.71 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 100.14 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 103.38 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 109.48 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 112.96 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 116.80 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 124.83 million current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 157.87 million current US$ | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 171.49 million current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 194.15 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 200.33 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 203.13 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 213.76 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 244.06 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 277.78 million current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 294.18 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 326.08 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 343.12 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 375.72 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 384.55 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 398.39 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 440.12 million current US$ | +10.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 440.12 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 455.86 million current US$, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 440.12 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 189.12 million current US$, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) 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 | +154.1% | 35.14 million current US$ | 89.28 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.38 million current US$ | 35.14 million current US$ | 91.76 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.78 million current US$ | 96.71 million current US$ | 194.15 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 286.27 million current US$ | 200.33 million current US$ | 384.55 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 419.25 million current US$ | 398.39 million current US$ | 440.12 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Cameroon was 440.12 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 440.12 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.14 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Cameroon ranks 105th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.