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
00.20.40.6195019872024

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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
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
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.