Bangladesh vs Cameroon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Bangladesh
28.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon
24.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
96th
Cameroon rank
98th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Bangladesh
- Cameroon
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 28.01 million tonnes against 24.73 million tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 3.28 million tonnes.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 96th and Cameroon ranks 98th of 211 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18,528 tonnes | 6,880 tonnes | 11,648 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 69,162 tonnes | 21,707 tonnes | 47,455 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 314,915 tonnes | 520,623 tonnes | 205,708 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.37 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 770,146 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.40 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.74 million tonnes | 7.27 million tonnes | 472,039 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 15.62 million tonnes | 12.27 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 25.16 million tonnes | 21.10 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Bangladesh or Cameroon?
- Bangladesh, at 28.01 million tonnes against 24.73 million tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Bangladesh and Cameroon?
- 3.28 million tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cameroon?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Cameroon rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Bangladesh ranks 96th and Cameroon ranks 98th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.