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Cameroon
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP84.69[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3358.59[$]
Population25.22[millions]
Urbanization57.56[%]
Land Area469100.99[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 139 33.6 1.5
Health 178 13.6 2.2
Air Quality 174 16.4 -1.1
PM2.5 163 16.4 -4.7
Household solid fuels 137 14.7 4.8
Ozone 144 29.6 -10.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 169 7.7 6.3
Sanitation 168 8.3 6.5
Drinking water 170 7.4 6.2
Heavy Metals 139 36.1 4.4
Lead 139 36.1 4.4
Waste Management 109 10.2 -
Solid waste 109 10.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 79 46.9 1
Biodiversity 121 48.6 9
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 114 57.5 13.6
Terrestrial biomes (global) 102 68 33.4
Marine protected areas 117 - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 100 27.4 6.8
Species Habitat Index 84 85.3 -12.9
Species Protection Index 117 59.4 2.5
Biodiversity Habitat Index 47 63.1 -0.1
Ecosystem Services 105 31.5 -16.9
Tree cover loss 93 30.3 -18
Grassland loss 115 47.8 -16.9
Wetland loss 136 35.8 2.7
Fisheries 95 10.5 1.5
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 101 8.8 -
Fish caught by trawling 21 12.5 3.3
Climate Change 33 66.4 2.1
CO2 growth rate 62 50.5 -2.3
CH4 growth rate 1 100 -
F-gas growth rate 1 100 -
N2O growth rate 77 62.4 6.2
Black Carbon growth rate 51 77.3 38.8
CO2 from land cover 139 25.9 -
GHG intensity trend 17 79.7 16.9
GHG per capita 32 80.7 9.4
Pollution Emissions 143 39.8 -12.2
SO2 growth rate 148 39.1 -18.6
NOx growth rate 124 40.4 -5.9
Agriculture 77 40.4 1.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 77 40.4 1.8
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Ethiopia 34.4
Fiji 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Pakistan 33.1
Micronesia 33
GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Tajikistan 38.2
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Cameroon 33.6
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Mauritania 27.7
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Issue Performance
Indonesia 37.8
Kenya 34.7
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Comoros 32.1
Nigeria 31
Angola 29.7
Lesotho 28
India 27.6
Regulatory Quality
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Cameroon 33.6
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Myanmar 25.1
Voice & Accountability
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Russia 50.5
Kazakhstan 44.7
Nicaragua 39.2
Oman 38.5
Zimbabwe 37
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Republic of Congo 30.8
Political Stability
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
Turkey 42.6
Kenya 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Niger 30.8
Chad 26.7
Myanmar 25.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Eswatini 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Comoros 32.1
Francophonie
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Laos 34.8
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Comoros 32.1
Republic of Congo 30.8
Niger 30.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Gabon 45.8
Suriname 45.2
Iraq 39.5
Kiribati 37.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Comoros 32.1
Burundi 27
Madagascar 26.5
Sierra Leone 25.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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