Cape Verde vs Cameroon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Cape Verde

243,631 tonnes

in 1989

Cameroon

263,426 tonnes

in 1997

Cape Verde rank

147th

Cameroon rank

146th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Cameroon currently reports 263,426 tonnes against 243,631 tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 19,795 tonnes.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 147th and Cameroon ranks 146th of 179 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.