Cameroon vs Tanzania: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Cameroon
0.366 tonnes per person
in 2023
Tanzania
0.3871 tonnes per person
in 2023
Cameroon rank
114th
Tanzania rank
113th

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Cameroon
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.3871 tonnes per person against 0.366 tonnes per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0211 tonnes per person.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 113th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3824 tonnes per person 0.1115 tonnes per person 0.2709 tonnes per person Cameroon
2000s 0.4345 tonnes per person 0.1926 tonnes per person 0.2418 tonnes per person Cameroon
2010s 0.4535 tonnes per person 0.3434 tonnes per person 0.1101 tonnes per person Cameroon
2020s 0.3715 tonnes per person 0.3797 tonnes per person 0.0083 tonnes per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Cameroon or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.3871 tonnes per person against 0.366 tonnes per person in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Cameroon and Tanzania?
0.0211 tonnes per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Cameroon ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 113th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.