Cameroon vs Guatemala: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Cameroon
64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guatemala
65.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
75th
Guatemala rank
73rd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Cameroon
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 65.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon, a difference of 845,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guatemala ahead.
Cameroon ranks 75th and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 9 and Guatemala in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 978,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1900s | -2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1910s | -3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 954,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 26.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 41.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 57.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 55.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 61.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 63.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 61.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 72.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 70.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 66.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Cameroon or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 65.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 845,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Guatemala rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Cameroon ranks 75th and Guatemala ranks 73rd 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.