Cameroon vs Nepal: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Cameroon
6.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nepal
6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
74th
Nepal rank
71st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Cameroon
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon, a difference of 455,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Cameroon ranks 74th and Nepal ranks 71st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 138,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 688,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1860s | 148,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 733,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 585,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1870s | 181,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 921,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 739,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1880s | 232,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 979,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1890s | 263,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1900s | 297,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1910s | 384,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1920s | 559,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 919,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1930s | 607,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 919,567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1940s | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 285,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1950s | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 218,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1970s | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1980s | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 219,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 2020s | 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 624,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Cameroon or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Cameroon and Nepal?
- 455,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nepal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Nepal rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Cameroon ranks 74th and Nepal ranks 71st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.