Cameroon vs Kenya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Cameroon
2.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kenya
3.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
82nd
Kenya rank
80th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.19 billion tonnes against 2.93 billion tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 266.13 million tonnes.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 80th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 225.36 million tonnes 198.98 million tonnes 26.38 million tonnes Cameroon
1960s 669.02 million tonnes 605.14 million tonnes 63.88 million tonnes Cameroon
1970s 1.07 billion tonnes 814.87 million tonnes 252.19 million tonnes Cameroon
1980s 1.49 billion tonnes 1.11 billion tonnes 380.72 million tonnes Cameroon
1990s 1.76 billion tonnes 1.66 billion tonnes 99.39 million tonnes Cameroon
2000s 2.10 billion tonnes 2.17 billion tonnes 74.21 million tonnes Kenya
2010s 2.57 billion tonnes 2.77 billion tonnes 203.66 million tonnes Kenya
2020s 2.86 billion tonnes 3.12 billion tonnes 264.83 million tonnes Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Cameroon or Kenya?
Kenya, at 3.19 billion tonnes against 2.93 billion tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Cameroon and Kenya?
266.13 million tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Cameroon ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 80th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.