Cameroon vs South Korea: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Cameroon
-0.7%
in 2024
South Korea
-0.9%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
175th
South Korea rank
178th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cameroon
- South Korea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -0.7% against -0.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was South Korea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and South Korea ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.1% | 20.3% | 10.2% | South Korea |
| 1960s | 7.9% | 14.4% | 6.4% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 5.4% | 31.1% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 6.6% | 4.3% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 2.8% | 2.9% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -2.0% | 2.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Cameroon or South Korea?
- Cameroon, at -0.7% against -0.9% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Cameroon and South Korea?
- 0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and South Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and South Korea 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 Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.