Cameroon vs Sweden: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Cameroon
0.8053 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.7533 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
54th
Sweden rank
55th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Sweden
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.8053 tonnes per person against 0.7533 tonnes per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.052 tonnes per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Cameroon ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.6 tonnes per person | 7.58 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person | 4.92 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 7.67 tonnes per person | 4.57 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 3.44 tonnes per person | 6.8 tonnes per person | 3.36 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.1933 tonnes per person | 6.53 tonnes per person | 6.34 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | -1.77 tonnes per person | 6.44 tonnes per person | 8.2 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | -2.23 tonnes per person | 5.78 tonnes per person | 8.02 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 3.25 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 5.58 tonnes per person | 3.86 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 7.7 tonnes per person | 3.17 tonnes per person | 4.53 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 9.37 tonnes per person | 0.6736 tonnes per person | 8.69 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 7 tonnes per person | -3.75 tonnes per person | 10.75 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 5.94 tonnes per person | -2.48 tonnes per person | 8.41 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 3.06 tonnes per person | -1.66 tonnes per person | 4.72 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.81 tonnes per person | -0.8818 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.1889 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 0.5219 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.9049 tonnes per person | 0.8209 tonnes per person | 0.084 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 Sweden?
- Cameroon, at 0.8053 tonnes per person against 0.7533 tonnes per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Cameroon and Sweden?
- 0.052 tonnes per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sweden rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 55th 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.