Cameroon vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Cameroon
24.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
29.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
98th
Yemen rank
95th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Cameroon
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 29.04 million tonnes against 24.73 million tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 4.31 million tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Cameroon ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 95th of 211 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6,880 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 6,880 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 21,707 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 21,707 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 520,623 tonnes | 68,197 tonnes | 452,426 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.14 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | 305,975 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 4.00 million tonnes | 6.10 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 7.27 million tonnes | 12.28 million tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 12.27 million tonnes | 21.32 million tonnes | 9.05 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2020s | 21.10 million tonnes | 27.48 million tonnes | 6.38 million tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Cameroon or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 29.04 million tonnes against 24.73 million tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Cameroon and Yemen?
- 4.31 million tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Cameroon ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 95th 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.