Cameroon vs Paraguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Cameroon
209.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
197.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
112th
Paraguay rank
114th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 209.27 million tonnes against 197.80 million tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 11.47 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 112th and Paraguay ranks 114th of 215 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Paraguay Difference Ahead
1950s 1.05 million tonnes 683,336 tonnes 363,014 tonnes Cameroon
1960s 3.89 million tonnes 3.86 million tonnes 30,089 tonnes Cameroon
1970s 10.61 million tonnes 10.47 million tonnes 134,848 tonnes Cameroon
1980s 43.15 million tonnes 23.17 million tonnes 19.99 million tonnes Cameroon
1990s 77.51 million tonnes 45.98 million tonnes 31.53 million tonnes Cameroon
2000s 108.45 million tonnes 82.40 million tonnes 26.05 million tonnes Cameroon
2010s 157.71 million tonnes 129.92 million tonnes 27.79 million tonnes Cameroon
2020s 198.31 million tonnes 182.90 million tonnes 15.41 million tonnes Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Cameroon or Paraguay?
Cameroon, at 209.27 million tonnes against 197.80 million tonnes in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Cameroon and Paraguay?
11.47 million tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Paraguay?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Paraguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Cameroon ranks 112th and Paraguay ranks 114th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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