Cameroon vs Myanmar: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cameroon
-63,281 tonnes
in 2024
Myanmar
-189,532 tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
175th
Myanmar rank
178th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Myanmar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -63,281 tonnes against -189,532 tonnes in Myanmar, a difference of 126,251 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Myanmar ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,467 tonnes | 219,416 tonnes | 203,949 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 29,315 tonnes | 43,542 tonnes | 14,227 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 124,376 tonnes | 187,344 tonnes | 62,968 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 576,234 tonnes | -66,073 tonnes | 642,307 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | -235,825 tonnes | 450,831 tonnes | 686,655 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 333,550 tonnes | 127,726 tonnes | 205,825 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 105,033 tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 5,259 tonnes | -402,698 tonnes | 407,957 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 Myanmar?
- Cameroon, at -63,281 tonnes against -189,532 tonnes in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cameroon and Myanmar?
- 126,251 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Myanmar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Myanmar rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 178th 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.