Cameroon vs United States: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Cameroon
-0.7%
in 2024
United States
-0.3%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
175th
United States rank
172nd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cameroon
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports -0.3% against -0.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and United States ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.1% | 1.3% | 8.8% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 7.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 2.0% | 11.2% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 0.2% | 36.3% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.6% | -0.5% | 6.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -0.4% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -1.1% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Cameroon or United States?
- United States, at -0.3% against -0.7% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Cameroon and United States?
- 0.4%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and United States rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and United States 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 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.