Cameroon vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

Cameroon
17.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
12.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
104th
Yemen rank
106th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • Cameroon
  • Yemen
05.0M10.0M15.0M200220132024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 17.32 million tonnes against 12.57 million tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 4.76 million tonnes.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 104th and Yemen ranks 106th of 146 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 1.99 million tonnes 736,464 tonnes 1.25 million tonnes Cameroon
2010s 5.93 million tonnes 8.95 million tonnes 3.03 million tonnes Yemen
2020s 15.01 million tonnes 12.49 million tonnes 2.52 million tonnes Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Cameroon or Yemen?
Cameroon, at 17.32 million tonnes against 12.57 million tonnes in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Cameroon and Yemen?
4.76 million tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
Cameroon ranks 104th and Yemen ranks 106th of 146 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 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.