Cameroon vs Congo: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires

Cameroon

22.06 million tonnes

in 2026

Congo

22.41 million tonnes

in 2026

Cameroon rank

27th

Congo rank

26th

Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires over time

Congo currently reports 22.41 million tonnes against 22.06 million tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 349,700 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 27th and Congo ranks 26th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 5,952 data points, 2003–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.