Cameroon vs Yemen: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cameroon
-63,281 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
-18,079 tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
175th
Yemen rank
172nd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -18,079 tonnes against -63,281 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 45,202 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,467 tonnes | 282,536 tonnes | 267,069 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1960s | 29,315 tonnes | 207,382 tonnes | 178,067 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1970s | 124,376 tonnes | -145,530 tonnes | 269,906 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 576,234 tonnes | 675,592 tonnes | 99,358 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1990s | -235,825 tonnes | 482,038 tonnes | 717,863 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 333,550 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 876,476 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 105,033 tonnes | -1.51 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 5,259 tonnes | -332,939 tonnes | 338,197 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at -18,079 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 Yemen?
- 45,202 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 172nd 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.