Cameroon vs Uganda: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Cameroon
64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda
63.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
75th
Uganda rank
77th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 63.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda, a difference of 884,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 75th and Uganda ranks 77th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 14 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1860s | 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 845,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1900s | -2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1910s | -3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1920s | 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 26.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 41.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 57.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 55.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 61.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 63.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 61.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 72.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 70.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 66.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 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 Uganda?
- Cameroon, at 64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 63.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 884,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Cameroon ranks 75th and Uganda ranks 77th 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.