Cameroon vs Kenya: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. 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.