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