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
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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About this data
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.