Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing was 10.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Cameroon, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Cameroon is 10.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Cameroon peaked at 12.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2013.
Cameroon ranks 23rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.8% | — |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +53.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -44.1% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +37.5% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -29.6% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +35.8% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +25.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 10.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 6.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 10.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4%, 4.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.7% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.6% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 11.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 21 Iceland 10.2% compare
- 22 French Southern Territories 10.1% compare
- 24 Ukraine 9.2% compare
- 25 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 9.0% compare
- 26 Peru 8.8% compare
More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Cameroon?
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in Cameroon was 10.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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