Cameroon vs Finland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Cameroon
3.46 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland
3.62 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
46th
Finland rank
45th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Cameroon
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3.62 billion tonnes against 3.46 billion tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 159.69 million tonnes.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 46th and Finland ranks 45th of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38.40 million tonnes | 96.83 million tonnes | 58.43 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1860s | 117.42 million tonnes | 279.74 million tonnes | 162.32 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1870s | 204.44 million tonnes | 475.62 million tonnes | 271.18 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1880s | 310.42 million tonnes | 695.35 million tonnes | 384.93 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1890s | 371.18 million tonnes | 954.48 million tonnes | 583.30 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1900s | 342.20 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 918.91 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1910s | 277.96 million tonnes | 1.62 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1920s | 290.25 million tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1930s | 446.80 million tonnes | 2.31 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1940s | 697.59 million tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | 1.76 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 2.60 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.90 billion tonnes | 2.87 billion tonnes | 973.29 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.29 billion tonnes | 2.94 billion tonnes | 647.96 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 3.01 billion tonnes | 502.26 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.80 billion tonnes | 3.15 billion tonnes | 356.37 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2010s | 3.19 billion tonnes | 3.35 billion tonnes | 154.36 million tonnes | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.41 billion tonnes | 3.55 billion tonnes | 142.25 million tonnes | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cameroon or Finland?
- Finland, at 3.62 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 Cameroon and Finland?
- 159.69 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Finland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Finland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 46th and Finland ranks 45th 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.