Ngaoundal Facts

Area4.9 km²
Population49,522
Population change (1975 to 2020)+232.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+11.5%
Local Time
TimezoneWest Africa Time
Lat & Lng6.50000, 13.26667

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Ngaoundal Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population14,89631,63344,41370,86049,52254,79859,965
Population Density3,055.6 / km²6,488.8 / km²9,110.4 / km²14,535.4 / km²10,158.4 / km²11,240.6 / km²12,300.5 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ngaoundal Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 11.5% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Ngaoundal+232.5%+56.6%+11.5%
Adamawa Region
Cameroon
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ngaoundal Population Density

Population Density: 10,158 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Ngaoundal49,5224.875 km²10,158 / km²
Adamawa Region1.2 million63,974.6 km²19.3 / km²
Cameroon23.2 million463,892.8 km²50 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ngaoundal Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1800 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Ngaoundal CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Ngaoundal15,055 tn0.3 tn3,088.2 tons/km²
Adamawa Region369,762 tn0.3 tn5.8 tons/km²
Cameroon6,943,081 tn0.3 tn15 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Ngaoundal CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)15,055 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.3 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)3,088.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
1/26/8711:11 PM4.991.1 km10,000 mCameroonusgs.gov

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