Cameroon vs Mozambique: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Cameroon
0.366 tonnes per person
in 2023
Mozambique
0.429 tonnes per person
in 2023
Cameroon rank
114th
Mozambique rank
112th

Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.429 tonnes per person against 0.366 tonnes per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.063 tonnes per person.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 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 Mozambique ranks 112th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3824 tonnes per person 0.1025 tonnes per person 0.2799 tonnes per person Cameroon
2000s 0.4345 tonnes per person 0.2948 tonnes per person 0.1397 tonnes per person Cameroon
2010s 0.4535 tonnes per person 0.5051 tonnes per person 0.0516 tonnes per person Mozambique
2020s 0.3715 tonnes per person 0.4283 tonnes per person 0.0568 tonnes per person Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Cameroon or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.429 tonnes per person against 0.366 tonnes per person in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Cameroon and Mozambique?
0.063 tonnes per person, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mozambique?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Mozambique rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
Cameroon ranks 114th and Mozambique ranks 112th 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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.