Cameroon vs Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita

Cameroon
10.62 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ghana
12.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
173rd
Ghana rank
171st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 12.39 tonnes per person against 10.62 tonnes per person in Cameroon, a difference of 1.77 tonnes per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Cameroon ranks 173rd and Ghana ranks 171st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7108 tonnes per person 2.41 tonnes per person 1.7 tonnes per person Ghana
1970s 1.52 tonnes per person 3.78 tonnes per person 2.26 tonnes per person Ghana
1980s 4.61 tonnes per person 4.87 tonnes per person 0.2568 tonnes per person Ghana
1990s 6.65 tonnes per person 5.91 tonnes per person 0.7408 tonnes per person Cameroon
2000s 8.29 tonnes per person 7.22 tonnes per person 1.08 tonnes per person Cameroon
2010s 9.68 tonnes per person 9.15 tonnes per person 0.5322 tonnes per person Cameroon
2020s 10.48 tonnes per person 11.6 tonnes per person 1.13 tonnes per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Cameroon or Ghana?
Ghana, at 12.39 tonnes per person against 10.62 tonnes per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Cameroon and Ghana?
1.77 tonnes per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 173rd and Ghana ranks 171st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.