Cameroon vs Guinea: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index

Cameroon
0.366 tonnes per person
in 2023
Guinea
0.4442 tonnes per person
in 2023
Cameroon rank
114th
Guinea rank
111th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea
0.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.4442 tonnes per person against 0.366 tonnes per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0782 tonnes per person.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 114th and Guinea ranks 111th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3824 tonnes per person 0.1787 tonnes per person 0.2037 tonnes per person Cameroon
2000s 0.4345 tonnes per person 0.184 tonnes per person 0.2505 tonnes per person Cameroon
2010s 0.4535 tonnes per person 0.3444 tonnes per person 0.109 tonnes per person Cameroon
2020s 0.3715 tonnes per person 0.4426 tonnes per person 0.0712 tonnes per person Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index, Cameroon or Guinea?
Guinea, at 0.4442 tonnes per person against 0.366 tonnes per person in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index between Cameroon and Guinea?
0.0782 tonnes per person, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index?
Cameroon ranks 114th and Guinea ranks 111th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.