Cameroon vs Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Cameroon
2.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
3.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
82nd
Portugal rank
79th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Cameroon
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.20 billion tonnes against 2.93 billion tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 270.49 million tonnes.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Cameroon ranks 82nd and Portugal ranks 79th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 225.36 million tonnes | 696.41 million tonnes | 471.05 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1960s | 669.02 million tonnes | 810.54 million tonnes | 141.53 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 989.06 million tonnes | 77.99 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.49 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 225.34 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.76 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 75.67 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2.10 billion tonnes | 2.25 billion tonnes | 148.93 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.57 billion tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | 185.14 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.86 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 255.52 million tonnes | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Cameroon or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.20 billion tonnes against 2.93 billion tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Cameroon and Portugal?
- 270.49 million tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Portugal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Portugal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 82nd and Portugal ranks 79th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.