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