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Cameroon
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP94.94[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3576.35[$]
Population26.55[millions]
Land Area469100.99[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 153 30.20 -2.00
Ecosystem Vitality 152 33.00 3.80
Biodiversity 128 42.00 11.90
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 122 57.80 13.80
Terrestrial biomes (global) 106 68.30 33.60
Marine protected areas 119 NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 100 29.40 8.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 39 56.60 NA
Species Protection Index 123 33.00 5.50
Species Habitat Index 84 85.40 -12.80
Ecosystem Services 127 19.10 -17.90
Tree cover loss 83 15.20 -12.40
Grassland loss 106 37.70 7.00
Wetland loss 143 24.10 -75.90
Fisheries 124 10.40 0.80
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 112 7.20 NA
Fish caught by trawling 31 14.60 1.80
Acidification 111 62.50 20.60
SO2 growth rate 100 67.90 30.70
NOx growth rate 118 57.00 10.40
Agriculture 54 44.20 0.90
Pesticide 42 48.00 NA
N Mgmt Index 77 40.40 1.80
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 176 14.30 0.80
Air Quality 175 13.20 -1.80
PM2.5 163 6.10 -6.00
Household solid fuels 137 14.80 5.00
Ozone 144 31.70 -12.00
NOx 55 38.80 -1.80
SO2 94 47.40 -1.80
CO 143 28.80 -6.00
VOC 165 4.30 -6.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 169 7.80 6.50
Sanitation 168 8.30 6.70
Drinking water 170 7.50 6.40
Heavy Metals 139 35.60 4.60
Lead 139 35.60 4.60
Waste Management 138 15.40 -3.00
Solid waste 130 12.30 NA
Recycling 172 4.60 0.50
Ocean Plastics 76 32.50 -12.50
Climate Policy 110 35.40 -9.90
Climate Change 110 35.40 -9.90
CO2 growth rate 107 29.60 -8.40
CH4 growth rate 146 23.20 -32.30
F-gas growth rate 1 100.00 NA
N2O growth rate 66 69.50 2.40
Black Carbon growth rate 164 33.20 2.60
Proj. GHG Emissions 98 33.40 -5.90
CO2 from land cover 149 4.30 -37.30
GHG intensity trend 65 56.90 -15.90
GHG per capita 22 86.30 4.60

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Kenya 30.8
Laos 30.7
Oman 30.7
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
Algeria 29.6
Benin 29.6
Mongolia 29.6
GDP per capita
Comoros 42.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Zambia 38.4
Tajikistan 37.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Senegal 33.9
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Nepal 28.3
Sudan 27.6
Issue Performance
Republic of Congo 40.1
Gambia 36.4
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Cameroon 30.2
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Indonesia 28.2
Government Effectiveness
Gabon 49.7
Malawi 40.6
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Lesotho 32.3
Guinea 31.6
Cameroon 30.2
Nepal 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Bangladesh 23.1
Regulatory Quality
Gabon 49.7
Djibouti 47.5
Suriname 45.9
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Mauritania 28.1
Voice and Accountability
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Republic of Congo 40.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Qatar 33
Oman 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Algeria 29.6
Rule of Law
Comoros 42.5
Bolivia 40.1
Republic of Congo 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Cameroon 30.2
Sudan 27.6
Myanmar 19.4
Control of Corruption
Comoros 42.5
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Laos 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Nigeria 28.3
Guatemala 28
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Venezuela 46.4
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Myanmar 19.4
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Francophonie
Lebanon 32.2
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
Benin 29.6
Mali 28.5
Morocco 28.4
Mauritania 28.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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