Cameroon vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement, per capita (cement capita)
Cameroon
0.8491 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.7351 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
120th
Nigeria rank
123rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement, per capita (cement capita) over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.8491 tonnes per person against 0.7351 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.114 tonnes per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 120th and Nigeria ranks 123rd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 0.0267 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0677 tonnes per person | 0.0918 tonnes per person | 0.0241 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.2193 tonnes per person | 0.1876 tonnes per person | 0.0316 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.3077 tonnes per person | 0.263 tonnes per person | 0.0447 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.4273 tonnes per person | 0.2711 tonnes per person | 0.1562 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.5416 tonnes per person | 0.4298 tonnes per person | 0.1119 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.7608 tonnes per person | 0.6664 tonnes per person | 0.0943 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Cameroon, at 0.8491 tonnes per person against 0.7351 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.114 tonnes per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 120th and Nigeria ranks 123rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement, 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 from cement divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.