Cameroon vs Malta: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cameroon
-63,281 tonnes
in 2024
Malta
-39,236 tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
175th
Malta rank
174th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports -39,236 tonnes against -63,281 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 24,045 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and Malta ranks 174th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,467 tonnes | 15,877 tonnes | 410.44 tonnes | Malta |
| 1960s | 29,315 tonnes | 26,381 tonnes | 2,934 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 124,376 tonnes | 25,282 tonnes | 99,094 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 576,234 tonnes | 126,408 tonnes | 449,826 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | -235,825 tonnes | 40,379 tonnes | 276,203 tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 333,550 tonnes | -1,201 tonnes | 334,752 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 105,033 tonnes | -91,167 tonnes | 196,200 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 5,259 tonnes | 15,914 tonnes | 10,655 tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Cameroon or Malta?
- Malta, at -39,236 tonnes against -63,281 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cameroon and Malta?
- 24,045 tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Malta rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and Malta ranks 174th 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.