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