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

Cameroon
3.46 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ghana
3.83 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
46th
Ghana rank
43rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 3.83 billion tonnes against 3.46 billion tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 369.31 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 43rd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ghana Difference Ahead
1850s 38.40 million tonnes 18.44 million tonnes 19.96 million tonnes Cameroon
1860s 117.42 million tonnes 69.07 million tonnes 48.35 million tonnes Cameroon
1870s 204.44 million tonnes 129.88 million tonnes 74.56 million tonnes Cameroon
1880s 310.42 million tonnes 217.31 million tonnes 93.11 million tonnes Cameroon
1890s 371.18 million tonnes 330.03 million tonnes 41.15 million tonnes Cameroon
1900s 342.20 million tonnes 456.24 million tonnes 114.03 million tonnes Ghana
1910s 277.96 million tonnes 573.81 million tonnes 295.85 million tonnes Ghana
1920s 290.25 million tonnes 750.92 million tonnes 460.67 million tonnes Ghana
1930s 446.80 million tonnes 1.04 billion tonnes 589.81 million tonnes Ghana
1940s 697.59 million tonnes 1.38 billion tonnes 683.16 million tonnes Ghana
1950s 1.07 billion tonnes 1.96 billion tonnes 893.92 million tonnes Ghana
1960s 1.51 billion tonnes 2.53 billion tonnes 1.03 billion tonnes Ghana
1970s 1.90 billion tonnes 2.67 billion tonnes 772.05 million tonnes Ghana
1980s 2.29 billion tonnes 2.87 billion tonnes 581.50 million tonnes Ghana
1990s 2.51 billion tonnes 3.18 billion tonnes 670.55 million tonnes Ghana
2000s 2.80 billion tonnes 3.49 billion tonnes 689.51 million tonnes Ghana
2010s 3.19 billion tonnes 3.67 billion tonnes 480.46 million tonnes Ghana
2020s 3.41 billion tonnes 3.80 billion tonnes 391.37 million tonnes Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cameroon or Ghana?
Ghana, at 3.83 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 Ghana?
369.31 million tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Cameroon ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 43rd 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.