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