Cameroon vs Iceland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Cameroon
0.8053 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.9047 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
54th
Iceland rank
52nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9047 tonnes per person against 0.8053 tonnes per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0994 tonnes per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Cameroon ranks 54th and Iceland ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.6 tonnes per person | 22.62 tonnes per person | 20.02 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1860s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 15.88 tonnes per person | 13.19 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1870s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 12.44 tonnes per person | 9.33 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1880s | 3.44 tonnes per person | 10.13 tonnes per person | 6.69 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1890s | 0.1933 tonnes per person | 7.35 tonnes per person | 7.15 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1900s | -1.77 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 5.73 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1910s | -2.23 tonnes per person | 16.49 tonnes per person | 18.73 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1920s | 3.25 tonnes per person | 18.51 tonnes per person | 15.26 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 5.58 tonnes per person | 19.18 tonnes per person | 13.6 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1940s | 7.7 tonnes per person | 16.52 tonnes per person | 8.82 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 9.37 tonnes per person | 23.82 tonnes per person | 14.46 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 7 tonnes per person | 11.09 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 5.94 tonnes per person | 2.72 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 3.06 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.9205 tonnes per person | 0.8898 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.6391 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 0.3713 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.9049 tonnes per person | 0.8848 tonnes per person | 0.0201 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Cameroon or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.9047 tonnes per person against 0.8053 tonnes per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Cameroon and Iceland?
- 0.0994 tonnes per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iceland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Iceland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 54th and Iceland ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. 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 in tonnes per person.