Messamena Facts

Area4.9 km²
Population11,613
Population change (1975 to 2020)+95.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+30.2%
Local Time
TimezoneWest Africa Time
Lat & Lng3.74127, 12.82388

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Messamena Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population5,9298,1228,91910,56711,613
Population Density1,216.2 / km²1,666.1 / km²1,829.5 / km²2,167.6 / km²2,382.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Messamena Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 18.5% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Messamena+78.2%+30.1%+18.5%
East Region (Cameroon)+138.1%+61.2%+29.5%
Cameroon+201.5%+93.5%+46.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Messamena Population Density

Population Density: 2,382 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Messamena11,6134.875 km²2,382 / km²
East Region (Cameroon)934,642108,927.7 km²8.6 / km²
Cameroon23.2 million463,892.8 km²50 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Messamena Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 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

Messamena CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Messamena3,503 tn0.3 tn718.6 tons/km²
East Region (Cameroon)278,319 tn0.3 tn2.6 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
Messamena CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)3,503 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.3 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)718.6 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.

Messamena

Messamena is a town and commune in Cameroon.

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