Cameroon vs Congo: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Cameroon
0.5%
in 2024
Congo
0.4%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
35th
Congo rank
38th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Cameroon
- Congo
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Congo ranks 38th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 10 and Congo in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1900s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1910s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cameroon or Congo?
- Cameroon, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cameroon and Congo?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Congo ranks 38th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.