Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Cameroon
0.1922 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.166 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
191st
Sierra Leone rank
194th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.1922 tonnes per person against 0.166 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0262 tonnes per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 191st and Sierra Leone ranks 194th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0454 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.0637 tonnes per person | 0.1684 tonnes per person | 0.1048 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.1417 tonnes per person | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.0725 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.4878 tonnes per person | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 0.3249 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.2121 tonnes per person | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.1425 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.2149 tonnes per person | 0.0874 tonnes per person | 0.1274 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.2494 tonnes per person | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.1105 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.1924 tonnes per person | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.025 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Cameroon, at 0.1922 tonnes per person against 0.166 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0262 tonnes per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Cameroon ranks 191st and Sierra Leone ranks 194th of 213 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 fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.