+2.5 °C
Temperature
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +1.6 °C → +2.5 °C
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +1.4 °C → +1.9 °C
Hottest month +2.7 °C by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).
Cameroon Climate risk profile and hazard map
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Income
- Lower middle income
- ISO
- CMR
Cameroon: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure.
Live events
Hourly disaster feed, shown alongside the standing risk below. Open the live mapHow risky is Cameroon, overall?
The composite and its five dimensions. Higher means more risk.
Medium 55 / 100
5y
- 51 Climate Medium
- 24 Nature +0.0 Low
- 50 Social Medium
- 77 Governance High
- 74 Adaptation -0.3 High
Which hazards threaten Cameroon most?
Physical hazard intensity. INFORM Risk Index, 0 to 10.
- 6.7FloodHigh
Cameroon in global context
Risk-ranked against its cohorts. Click any country to open its page.
5
Middle Africa
#5 of 9 · median 5538
Africa
#38 of 54 · median 5341
Lower middle income
#41 of 53 · median 49Put two countries head to head
Compare with any neighbour on all risks and their 5-year trajectory.
Cameroon: outlook from 2050 to 2100
Projected physical change under a moderate (SSP2-4.5) and a high (SSP5-8.5) emissions pathway.
By 2080 under a high-emissions pathway, Cameroon is projected to warm +2.5 °C, with annual rainfall changing +164 mm.
+164 mm
Precipitation
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +136 mm → +164 mm
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +111 mm → +115 mm
Driest month 0 mm by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).
0.4%
Water stress
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- 0.4% → 0.4%
- Current path SSP3-7.0
- 0.4% → 0.9%
Share of land under high or extreme water stress; 0.4% today.
2.5%
River flooding
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- 2.5% → 2.5%
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- 2.7% → 2.5%
Land exposed to a 100-year river flood; 2.8% today.
Sea level
Cameroon: under high emissions, a 100-year coastal flood in 2080 could reach 3 of its largest cities.
Coastal sea-level rise
20502100
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +0.26 m → +0.82 m
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +0.23 m → +0.58 m
Largest exposed cities
PopulationMax depth
Max depth: the deepest water within 12 km of the city center in a 100-year coastal flood in 2080, under RCP8.5 with high-end sea-level rise (95th percentile), ignoring flood defenses and land subsidence. Source: WRI Aqueduct Floods.
Regional estimate for the country's coast (IPCC AR6 median), not the global average.
Projections from public CMIP6 (WorldClim 2.1, 5-model median, against a 1970-2000 baseline), WRI Aqueduct 4.0 and IPCC AR6 data. Monthly and bioclimatic aggregates, not daily-threshold indices. Forward-looking estimates, not a re-scored site risk.
Indicator panel
Every source-level indicator behind the dimensions above. Sort by score, value, or name.
Coastal Protection Needed | 94.6 % coast | 93.0 |
Access to Clean Fuels | 29.4 % population | 70.6 |
Flood Risk | 6.70 0-10 | 67.0 |
Energy Imports | -28.7 % of energy use | 66.5 |
Land Surface Temperature | 26.9 deg C change | 64.1 |
Cooling Degree Days | 4488 degree days | 61.4 |
Drought Index (SPEI) | -0.16 index | 56.1 |
N2O Emissions Per Capita | 2.38 kt CO2e per capita | 55.6 |
Renewable Electricity Share | 53.9 % of total | 46.1 |
PM2.5 Air Pollution | 39.8 ug/m3 | 43.5 |
Fossil Fuel Consumption | 22.9 % of total | 19.7 |
Energy Intensity | 4.23 MJ/$2017 PPP GDP | 17.8 |
Renewable Energy Share | 79.2 % of total energy | 17.8 |
Methane Emissions Per Capita | 0.68 kt CO2e per capita | 4.9 |
Heat Index | 4.90 index | 3.6 |
Energy Use Per Capita | 384 kg oil eq per capita | 1.9 |
CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 0.38 metric tons | 1.1 |
Heating Degree Days | 0.66 degree days | 0.0 |
Coal Electricity Share | 0.00 % of total | 0.0 |
Disaster Preparedness | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Health Expenditure Per Capita | 0.98 0-1 | 97.7 |
Agricultural Capacity | 0.97 0-1 | 96.9 |
Projected Cereal Yield Change | 0.96 0-1 | 95.6 |
Paved Roads | 0.91 0-1 | 90.6 |
Protected Areas | 11.0 % of land | 88.9 |
Projected Vector Disease Change | 0.86 0-1 | 86.2 |
Dam Capacity | 0.86 0-1 | 85.7 |
Age Dependency Ratio | 0.75 0-1 | 75.5 |
Projected Warm Period Change | 0.75 0-1 | 75.1 |
Quality of Trade Infrastructure | 0.74 0-1 | 74.4 |
Environmental Treaties Engagement | 0.74 0-1 | 73.7 |
Food Production Index | 108 index | 65.5 |
Protected Biome Areas | 0.58 0-1 | 57.7 |
Urban Concentration | 0.56 0-1 | 56.2 |
Forest Area | 42.8 % of land | 54.7 |
Projected Annual Runoff Change | 0.54 0-1 | 53.7 |
Ecological Footprint | 0.52 0-1 | 51.6 |
Projected Population Change | 0.50 0-1 | 49.7 |
Agriculture GDP Share | 17.3 % of GDP | 48.1 |
Dependency Ratio | 0.47 0-1 | 47.5 |
Rural Population | 0.44 0-1 | 43.8 |
Projected Biome Distribution Change | 0.40 0-1 | 40.0 |
Projected Hydropower Change | 0.39 0-1 | 38.7 |
Food Import Dependency | 0.35 0-1 | 35.3 |
Projected Flood Hazard Change | 0.34 0-1 | 33.7 |
Projected Climate-Related Deaths | 0.33 0-1 | 33.3 |
Slum Population | 0.33 0-1 | 33.0 |
Electricity Access | 0.28 0-1 | 28.3 |
Projected Groundwater Change | 0.28 0-1 | 28.1 |
Threatened Mammal Species | 46.0 count | 24.1 |
Agricultural Land | 20.6 % of land | 23.7 |
Projected Marine Biodiversity Loss | 0.20 0-1 | 20.3 |
Child Malnutrition | 0.18 0-1 | 17.8 |
Natural Capital Dependency | 0.16 0-1 | 16.0 |
Forest Depletion | 2.64 % of GNI | 15.0 |
Population Below 5m | 0.14 0-1 | 13.8 |
Natural Resource Depletion | 4.97 % of GNI | 8.7 |
Freshwater Withdrawal | 0.40 % of internal resources | 7.0 |
Tree Cover Loss | 168798 hectares | 5.6 |
Water Dependency Ratio | 0.04 0-1 | 3.6 |
Earthquake Risk | 0.10 0-10 | 1.0 |
Projected Sea Level Rise Impact | 0.00 0-1 | 0.5 |
Freshwater Withdrawal Rate | 0.00 0-1 | 0.3 |
Tsunami Risk | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Energy Import Dependency | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Water Stress | 1.56 % | 0.0 |
Uprooted People | 9.10 0-10 | 91.0 |
Communicable Disease Deaths | 51.8 % | 79.1 |
Development and Deprivation | 7.70 0-10 | 77.0 |
Life Expectancy | 63.7 years | 70.2 |
Income Share Bottom 20% | 5.40 % | 67.6 |
Fertility Rate | 4.32 births per woman | 66.5 |
Internet Users | 41.9 % population | 65.4 |
Unmet Contraception Need | 23.0 % | 61.2 |
Gini Coefficient | 42.2 0-100 | 58.4 |
Under-5 Mortality Rate | 67.2 per 1,000 | 58.0 |
ESG Performance Score | 1.83 0-100 | 57.8 |
Net Migration | -4798 persons | 54.9 |
Education Expenditure | 13.1 % of govt | 49.5 |
GDP Growth | 3.25 % annual | 48.3 |
School Gender Parity | 0.89 ratio | 45.8 |
Health Conditions | 4.30 0-10 | 43.0 |
Children Under 5 | 3.70 0-10 | 37.0 |
Overweight Adults | 39.5 % adults | 36.0 |
Labor Participation | 66.2 % (15+) | 34.6 |
Access to Electricity | 72.0 % population | 31.7 |
Adult Literacy Rate | 78.2 % | 31.6 |
Primary School Enrollment | 113 % gross | 30.7 |
Gender Labor Ratio | 76.9 ratio F/M | 28.4 |
Aid Dependency | 2.60 0-10 | 26.0 |
Food Security | 1.60 0-10 | 16.0 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.61 % | 10.0 |
Recent Shocks | 0.90 0-10 | 9.0 |
Undernourishment | 5.70 % population | 6.6 |
Aging Population | 2.77 % population | 3.5 |
Population Density | 58.5 people/km2 | 0.3 |
Scientific Articles | 1506 count | 99.8 |
Political Stability | -1.40 -2.5 to +2.5 | 78.0 |
Control of Corruption | -1.16 -2.5 to +2.5 | 73.3 |
Voice and Accountability | -1.07 -2.5 to +2.5 | 71.3 |
Rule of Law | -1.04 -2.5 to +2.5 | 70.8 |
Physical Infrastructure | 7.00 0-10 | 70.0 |
INFORM Governance Index | 7.00 0-10 | 70.0 |
Regulatory Quality | -0.91 -2.5 to +2.5 | 68.3 |
Government Effectiveness | -0.91 -2.5 to +2.5 | 68.1 |
Healthcare Access | 6.80 0-10 | 68.0 |
Legal Rights Strength | 6.00 0-12 | 50.0 |
Women in Parliament | 33.9 % seats | 44.7 |
Communication Infrastructure | 4.30 0-10 | 43.0 |
Education (Readiness) | 0.09 0-1 | 90.6 |
Control of Corruption (Readiness) | 0.16 0-1 | 84.2 |
Doing Business Score | 0.19 0-1 | 81.4 |
Regulatory Quality (Readiness) | 0.30 0-1 | 69.5 |
Rule of Law (Readiness) | 0.32 0-1 | 67.6 |
Political Stability (Readiness) | 0.33 0-1 | 67.1 |
ICT Infrastructure | 0.38 0-1 | 62.3 |
Social Inequality (Readiness) | 0.48 0-1 | 52.2 |
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Common questions
Answer-first, drawn from the same data above.
How risky is Cameroon?
Cameroon: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure. Its overall risk score is 55 out of 100 (medium), blended from World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.
What drives Cameroon's risk?
Cameroon's highest pressures are governance (77, high) and adaptation (74). Its strongest area is nature (24).
How might Cameroon's climate change by 2080?
Cameroon's climate zones stay broadly stable through 2080 even under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5); its Koppen-based climate-hazard pressure index holds near 76 out of 100. This forward-looking outlook is separate from the historical ND-GAIN scores.
How much will Cameroon warm by 2080?
Under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), Cameroon is on track to warm by +2.5 °C by 2080, with annual precipitation changing by +164 mm; under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5) the warming is about +1.9 °C. Based on CMIP6 multi-model projections against a 1970-2000 baseline.
How much will sea levels rise along Cameroon's coast?
Coastal sea level along Cameroon is projected to rise by +0.82 m by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), and by about +0.58 m under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5). Based on the regional median of IPCC AR6 projections.
How will water stress change in Cameroon?
The share of Cameroon under high water stress is projected to move from 0.4% today to 0.4% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct projections.
How will river-flood exposure change in Cameroon?
The share of Cameroon exposed to river flooding is projected to move from 2.8% today to 2.5% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct riverine-flood projections.
When was Cameroon's risk data last updated?
Updated September 2026, drawing on World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.