Cameroon vs Syria: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Cameroon
0.0003 tonnes per person
in 1997
Syria
0.0003 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
134th
Syria rank
133rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Cameroon
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.0003 tonnes per person against 0.0003 tonnes per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0 tonnes per person.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 134th and Syria ranks 133rd of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Cameroon or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.0003 tonnes per person against 0.0003 tonnes per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Cameroon and Syria?
- 0 tonnes per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1997.
- How do Cameroon and Syria rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Cameroon ranks 134th and Syria ranks 133rd of 179 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.