Cameroon vs Ecuador: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Cameroon
64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador
63.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
75th
Ecuador rank
78th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Cameroon
- Ecuador
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 63.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador, a difference of 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Cameroon ranks 75th and Ecuador ranks 78th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 748,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1900s | -2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1910s | -3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 26.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 41.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 57.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 55.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 746,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 61.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 63.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 61.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 72.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 70.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 66.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Cameroon or Ecuador?
- Cameroon, at 64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 63.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Ecuador rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Cameroon ranks 75th and Ecuador ranks 78th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.