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Cameroon

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Cameroon is a country. The capital city is Yaoundé, located in the Middle Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 472,710 km², a population of 28,372,687 people and uses the currency Central African CFA franc. The President is Paul Biya.

Key facts

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Environment

Cameroon is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Middle Africa and 194 countries in our database.

  • Agricultural land: 97,500.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 4.60 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 10.76 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 71.00 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 5.99 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 74.99 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 17.89 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 1.12 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -28.32 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 4.38 births per woman
  • Forest area: 202,284 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 38.32 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 39.38 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 13.80
  • Methane emissions: 20.76 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 4.59 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 14,232,102 people
  • Male population: 14,140,585 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 79.20 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 463,837.32 km²
  • Rural population: 11,543,428 people
  • Urban land area: 2,352.11 km²
  • Urban population: 16,829,259 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 1.92 % of total population

Proportion of transboundary sites in Cameroon

Geographical distribution of cities in Cameroon by population

dataset Cities in Cameroon:

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Cameroon

Evolution of historical forest area in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Cameroon

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in Cameroon

Evolution of historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions and methane emissions in Cameroon

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban land area in Cameroon

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban population in Cameroon

Evolution of historical land area in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical median age in Cameroon

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Cameroon

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Cameroon

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Cameroon

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Cameroon

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Cameroon

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon

Evolution of historical population in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between urban land area and population in Cameroon

Evolution of historical female population in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical male population in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical rural land area in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical rural population in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Cameroon

Evolution of historical urban land area in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Cameroon

Evolution of historical urban population in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between population and date in Cameroon

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Cameroon

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Cameroon

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Cameroon

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Cameroon

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Cameroon

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Cameroon

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Cameroon

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Cameroon

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Cameroon

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Cameroon

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Cameroon

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Cameroon

Distribution of sites in Cameroon by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Cameroon by area

dataset Sites in Cameroon:

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Cameroon by mean width

dataset Wildfires in Cameroon:

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Cameroon

Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 34,000 people
  • Democracy score: 3.28
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 1,044,000 people
  • Individuals using the internet: 43.86 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 0.93 % of GDP
  • Net migration: -4,798 people
  • Press freedom: 1.81
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 33.89 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between armed forces personnel and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Cameroon

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Cameroon

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Cameroon

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Cameroon

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Cameroon

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Cameroon

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Cameroon

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical net migration in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cameroon with forecast

dataset Political parties in Cameroon:

Distribution of politicians from Cameroon by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Cameroon

dataset Politicians from Cameroon:

Business

  • Central government debt: 79.46 % of GDP
  • Expense: 12.42 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 49,279,410,982.83 current US$
  • Inflation: 7.38 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 69.49 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 11.34 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 3.61 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 67.88 % of total employment

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Cameroon

dataset Companies in Cameroon:

Proportion of employee types in companies from Cameroon

Distribution of companies in Cameroon by foundation year

Proportion of revenue types by company in Cameroon

Relationship between employees and revenues in Cameroon

Evolution of historical central government debt in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical expense in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical GDP in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Cameroon

Evolution of historical inflation in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Cameroon

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical unemployment in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Cameroon with forecast

dataset Exchanges in Cameroon:

dataset Shops in Cameroon :

Health

  • Birth rate: 34.35 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 8.22 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 63.79 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 3.82 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 2.65 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 61
  • Suicide mortality rate: 9.00 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in Cameroon

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Cameroon

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Cameroon

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Cameroon

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Cameroon

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Cameroon

Evolution of historical death rate in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Cameroon

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Cameroon with forecast

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Cameroon with forecast

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Cameroon

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Cameroon

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Cameroon with forecast

dataset Diseases in Cameroon :

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Cameroon

Proportion of diseases in Cameroon by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Cameroon by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Cameroon

Evolution of historical deaths in Cameroon

Relationship between cases and deaths in Cameroon

Sports

dataset Athletes from Cameroon:

Distribution of athletes from Cameroon by birth date

Proportion of athletes per gender in Cameroon

dataset Competitions in Cameroon :

Distribution of competitions in Cameroon by start date

Proportion of medals won by Cameroon in the Olympics

Culture

dataset Artists from Cameroon:

Distribution of artists from Cameroon by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Cameroon

Geographical distribution of museums in Cameroon by visitors

dataset Museums in Cameroon:

Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Cameroon by total students

Distribution of universities in Cameroon per foundation year

dataset Universities in Cameroon:

In literature

There are 102 books written about Cameroon in the database.

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Connected or similar to Cameroon:

Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders.

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