Cameroon vs Iran: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Cameroon
0.5%
in 2024
Iran
0.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
35th
Iran rank
33rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Cameroon
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Iran ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 12 and Iran in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Iran |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Iran |
| 1900s | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Iran |
| 1910s | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Iran |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -0.1% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -0.2% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 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 Iran?
- Iran, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cameroon and Iran?
- 0.0%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iran?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Iran rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Iran ranks 33rd 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.