Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Cameroon
0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cameroon rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
54th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8181 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.3245 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.4722 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.0382 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.5104 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.1743 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0615 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1128 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.1536 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1172 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0364 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.1226 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1745 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.052 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0762 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0649 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.062 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0596 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0549 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.