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

Cameroon
3.46 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kenya
3.36 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
46th
Kenya rank
48th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 3.46 billion tonnes against 3.36 billion tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 101.22 million tonnes.

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

Cameroon ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 48th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1850s 38.40 million tonnes 25.10 million tonnes 13.29 million tonnes Cameroon
1860s 117.42 million tonnes 78.61 million tonnes 38.81 million tonnes Cameroon
1870s 204.44 million tonnes 140.44 million tonnes 64.00 million tonnes Cameroon
1880s 310.42 million tonnes 213.33 million tonnes 97.09 million tonnes Cameroon
1890s 371.18 million tonnes 262.90 million tonnes 108.28 million tonnes Cameroon
1900s 342.20 million tonnes 258.29 million tonnes 83.92 million tonnes Cameroon
1910s 277.96 million tonnes 233.67 million tonnes 44.30 million tonnes Cameroon
1920s 290.25 million tonnes 264.83 million tonnes 25.42 million tonnes Cameroon
1930s 446.80 million tonnes 400.15 million tonnes 46.65 million tonnes Cameroon
1940s 697.59 million tonnes 602.39 million tonnes 95.21 million tonnes Cameroon
1950s 1.07 billion tonnes 906.48 million tonnes 159.20 million tonnes Cameroon
1960s 1.51 billion tonnes 1.29 billion tonnes 217.33 million tonnes Cameroon
1970s 1.90 billion tonnes 1.46 billion tonnes 433.52 million tonnes Cameroon
1980s 2.29 billion tonnes 1.71 billion tonnes 577.83 million tonnes Cameroon
1990s 2.51 billion tonnes 2.20 billion tonnes 312.56 million tonnes Cameroon
2000s 2.80 billion tonnes 2.63 billion tonnes 171.18 million tonnes Cameroon
2010s 3.19 billion tonnes 3.11 billion tonnes 79.99 million tonnes Cameroon
2020s 3.41 billion tonnes 3.33 billion tonnes 79.88 million tonnes Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cameroon or Kenya?
Cameroon, at 3.46 billion tonnes against 3.36 billion tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cameroon and Kenya?
101.22 million tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Cameroon ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 48th 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
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.