Cameroon vs Mali: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Cameroon
64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mali
65.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
75th
Mali rank
74th

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 65.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon, a difference of 830,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 75th and Mali ranks 74th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 15 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mali Difference Ahead
1850s 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1860s 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1870s 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1880s 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1890s 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1900s -2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1910s -3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1920s 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1930s 26.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1940s 41.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1950s 57.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1960s 55.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1970s 61.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1980s 63.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
1990s 61.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
2000s 72.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
2010s 70.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cameroon
2020s 66.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.43 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 Mali?
Mali, at 65.66 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 Mali?
830,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Cameroon ranks 75th and Mali ranks 74th 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

Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.