Cameroon vs Rwanda: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
0.366 tonnes per person
in 2023
Rwanda
0.252 tonnes per person
in 2023
Cameroon rank
114th
Rwanda rank
115th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.366 tonnes per person against 0.252 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.114 tonnes per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.5 times Rwanda's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 114th and Rwanda ranks 115th of 120 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3824 tonnes per person | 0.0766 tonnes per person | 0.3057 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.4345 tonnes per person | 0.0609 tonnes per person | 0.3735 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.4535 tonnes per person | 0.1097 tonnes per person | 0.3438 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.3715 tonnes per person | 0.2291 tonnes per person | 0.1424 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or Rwanda?
- Cameroon, at 0.366 tonnes per person against 0.252 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 0.114 tonnes per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 114th and Rwanda ranks 115th 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.