Bangladesh vs Cameroon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Bangladesh
3.66 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon
3.46 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
44th
Cameroon rank
46th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3.66 billion tonnes against 3.46 billion tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 205.20 million tonnes.

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

Across all 175 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 44th and Cameroon ranks 46th of 197 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Cameroon Difference Ahead
1850s 87.44 million tonnes 38.40 million tonnes 49.04 million tonnes Bangladesh
1860s 234.04 million tonnes 117.42 million tonnes 116.62 million tonnes Bangladesh
1870s 391.05 million tonnes 204.44 million tonnes 186.61 million tonnes Bangladesh
1880s 588.57 million tonnes 310.42 million tonnes 278.15 million tonnes Bangladesh
1890s 839.85 million tonnes 371.18 million tonnes 468.66 million tonnes Bangladesh
1900s 1.09 billion tonnes 342.20 million tonnes 747.61 million tonnes Bangladesh
1910s 1.33 billion tonnes 277.96 million tonnes 1.05 billion tonnes Bangladesh
1920s 1.54 billion tonnes 290.25 million tonnes 1.25 billion tonnes Bangladesh
1930s 1.74 billion tonnes 446.80 million tonnes 1.29 billion tonnes Bangladesh
1940s 1.94 billion tonnes 697.59 million tonnes 1.24 billion tonnes Bangladesh
1950s 2.25 billion tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes Bangladesh
1960s 2.73 billion tonnes 1.51 billion tonnes 1.22 billion tonnes Bangladesh
1970s 3.07 billion tonnes 1.90 billion tonnes 1.17 billion tonnes Bangladesh
1980s 3.25 billion tonnes 2.29 billion tonnes 961.41 million tonnes Bangladesh
1990s 3.35 billion tonnes 2.51 billion tonnes 838.45 million tonnes Bangladesh
2000s 3.43 billion tonnes 2.80 billion tonnes 634.30 million tonnes Bangladesh
2010s 3.53 billion tonnes 3.19 billion tonnes 338.61 million tonnes Bangladesh
2020s 3.63 billion tonnes 3.41 billion tonnes 224.42 million tonnes Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bangladesh or Cameroon?
Bangladesh, at 3.66 billion tonnes against 3.46 billion tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bangladesh and Cameroon?
205.20 million tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cameroon?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Cameroon rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Bangladesh ranks 44th and Cameroon ranks 46th of 197 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 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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