Which has higher co₂ emissions embedded in trade, Armenia or Cameroon?

Cameroon, at 688,961 tonnes against 243,616 tonnes in Armenia as of 2023.

What is the difference in co₂ emissions embedded in trade between Armenia and Cameroon?

445,345 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Cameroon?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Armenia vs Cameroon: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Armenia

243,616 tonnes

in 2023

Cameroon

688,961 tonnes

in 2023

Armenia rank

93rd

Cameroon rank

90th

CO₂ emissions embedded in trade over time

Armenia
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 688,961 tonnes against 243,616 tonnes in Armenia, a difference of 445,345 tonnes.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.8 times Armenia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Armenia ranks 93rd and Cameroon ranks 90th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Armenia	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-636,771 tonnes	688,021 tonnes	1.32 million tonnes	Cameroon
2000s	1.40 million tonnes	1.17 million tonnes	225,144 tonnes	Armenia
2010s	1.03 million tonnes	1.17 million tonnes	136,820 tonnes	Cameroon
2020s	1.24 million tonnes	395,208 tonnes	841,098 tonnes	Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions embedded in trade, Armenia or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 688,961 tonnes against 243,616 tonnes in Armenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions embedded in trade between Armenia and Cameroon?: 445,345 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Cameroon?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Armenia and Cameroon rank globally for co₂ emissions embedded in trade?: Armenia ranks 93rd and Cameroon ranks 90th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes.