Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Cameroon
0.8053 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.5237 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
54th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
57th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.8053 tonnes per person against 0.5237 tonnes per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2816 tonnes per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.5 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 54th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 12 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.6 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | 0.8721 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 3.38 tonnes per person | 0.6927 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 3.38 tonnes per person | 0.2812 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 3.44 tonnes per person | 3.14 tonnes per person | 0.3014 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 0.1933 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | -1.77 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 3.93 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | -2.23 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 4.11 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 3.25 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 5.58 tonnes per person | 0.9534 tonnes per person | 4.63 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 7.7 tonnes per person | -0.6102 tonnes per person | 8.31 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 9.37 tonnes per person | -2.06 tonnes per person | 11.43 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 7 tonnes per person | -3.46 tonnes per person | 10.46 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 5.94 tonnes per person | -1.84 tonnes per person | 7.77 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 3.06 tonnes per person | -1.52 tonnes per person | 4.58 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.091 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 0.871 tonnes per person | 0.6929 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.9049 tonnes per person | 0.5413 tonnes per person | 0.3636 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cameroon, at 0.8053 tonnes per person against 0.5237 tonnes per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.2816 tonnes per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 54th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 57th 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.