Cameroon vs Latvia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cameroon
-63,281 tonnes
in 2024
Latvia
-127,994 tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
175th
Latvia rank
176th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Latvia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -63,281 tonnes against -127,994 tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 64,713 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Latvia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and Latvia ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,467 tonnes | 527,992 tonnes | 512,525 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 29,315 tonnes | 571,671 tonnes | 542,356 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 124,376 tonnes | 751,098 tonnes | 626,723 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 576,234 tonnes | -456,689 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | -235,825 tonnes | -1.02 million tonnes | 786,698 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 333,550 tonnes | -26,166 tonnes | 359,717 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 105,033 tonnes | 17,725 tonnes | 87,308 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 5,259 tonnes | -234,313 tonnes | 239,571 tonnes | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Cameroon or Latvia?
- Cameroon, at -63,281 tonnes against -127,994 tonnes in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cameroon and Latvia?
- 64,713 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Latvia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and Latvia ranks 176th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.