Cameroon vs Kenya: CO₂ emissions per capita
Cameroon
0.3307 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.3761 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
187th
Kenya rank
184th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.3761 tonnes per person against 0.3307 tonnes per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0454 tonnes per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Cameroon ranks 187th and Kenya ranks 184th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0495 tonnes per person | 0.2721 tonnes per person | 0.2226 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.064 tonnes per person | 0.2936 tonnes per person | 0.2297 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.158 tonnes per person | 0.3314 tonnes per person | 0.1733 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.5038 tonnes per person | 0.265 tonnes per person | 0.2388 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.3287 tonnes per person | 0.2783 tonnes per person | 0.0504 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.3657 tonnes per person | 0.26 tonnes per person | 0.1057 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.3985 tonnes per person | 0.3068 tonnes per person | 0.0917 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.3518 tonnes per person | 0.3815 tonnes per person | 0.0296 tonnes per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.3761 tonnes per person against 0.3307 tonnes per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 0.0454 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 187th and Kenya ranks 184th of 213 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 CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.