Cameroon vs Liberia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Cameroon
23.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Liberia
24.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
35th
Liberia rank
34th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Cameroon
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 24.26 million tonnes against 23.45 million tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 803,500 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Liberia ranks 34th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 13 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.33 million tonnes | 13.42 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1860s | 7.92 million tonnes | 4.94 million tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 9.60 million tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | 6.81 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 11.26 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 8.50 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 663,004 tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1900s | -5.42 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | 10.32 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1910s | -6.44 million tonnes | 5.55 million tonnes | 11.99 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1920s | 9.86 million tonnes | 9.02 million tonnes | 844,275 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 19.02 million tonnes | 10.28 million tonnes | 8.75 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 30.36 million tonnes | 36.78 million tonnes | 6.43 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1950s | 44.00 million tonnes | 15.07 million tonnes | 28.93 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 39.37 million tonnes | 3.70 million tonnes | 35.67 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 43.64 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | 39.25 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 28.97 million tonnes | 6.43 million tonnes | 22.54 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 23.73 million tonnes | 11.99 million tonnes | 11.74 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 35.04 million tonnes | 23.60 million tonnes | 11.44 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 34.46 million tonnes | 29.18 million tonnes | 5.28 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 24.93 million tonnes | 23.51 million tonnes | 1.43 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, Cameroon or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 24.26 million tonnes against 23.45 million tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cameroon and Liberia?
- 803,500 tonnes, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Liberia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Liberia ranks 34th 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.