Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Afghanistan
18.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon
23.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
37th
Cameroon rank
35th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 23.45 million tonnes against 18.25 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.21 million tonnes.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Cameroon ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Cameroon in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Cameroon Difference Ahead
1850s 2.90 million tonnes 7.33 million tonnes 4.43 million tonnes Cameroon
1860s 3.02 million tonnes 7.92 million tonnes 4.90 million tonnes Cameroon
1870s 3.79 million tonnes 9.60 million tonnes 5.81 million tonnes Cameroon
1880s 4.83 million tonnes 11.26 million tonnes 6.43 million tonnes Cameroon
1890s 5.44 million tonnes 663,004 tonnes 4.77 million tonnes Afghanistan
1900s 5.80 million tonnes -5.42 million tonnes 11.23 million tonnes Afghanistan
1910s 6.28 million tonnes -6.44 million tonnes 12.72 million tonnes Afghanistan
1920s 6.20 million tonnes 9.86 million tonnes 3.66 million tonnes Cameroon
1930s 5.81 million tonnes 19.02 million tonnes 13.21 million tonnes Cameroon
1940s 5.88 million tonnes 30.36 million tonnes 24.47 million tonnes Cameroon
1950s 11.32 million tonnes 44.00 million tonnes 32.67 million tonnes Cameroon
1960s 10.74 million tonnes 39.37 million tonnes 28.63 million tonnes Cameroon
1970s 4.08 million tonnes 43.64 million tonnes 39.56 million tonnes Cameroon
1980s 1.72 million tonnes 28.97 million tonnes 27.25 million tonnes Cameroon
1990s -669,838 tonnes 23.73 million tonnes 24.40 million tonnes Cameroon
2000s 1.74 million tonnes 35.04 million tonnes 33.30 million tonnes Cameroon
2010s 1.92 million tonnes 34.46 million tonnes 32.53 million tonnes Cameroon
2020s 10.88 million tonnes 24.93 million tonnes 14.06 million tonnes Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 23.45 million tonnes against 18.25 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
5.21 million tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Cameroon ranks 35th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.