Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Cameroon
57.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
46.50 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
44th
Equatorial Guinea rank
46th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 57.66 million tonnes against 46.50 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 11.16 million tonnes.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 44th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th of 215 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.66 million tonnes | 4.72 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 24.36 million tonnes | 22.22 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 42.18 million tonnes | 40.28 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 55.17 million tonnes | 45.69 million tonnes | 9.48 million tonnes | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 57.66 million tonnes against 46.50 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 11.16 million tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Cameroon ranks 44th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.