Cameroon vs Yemen: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Cameroon
0.1922 tonnes per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.1992 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
191st
Yemen rank
190th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Cameroon
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.1992 tonnes per person against 0.1922 tonnes per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.007 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 191st and Yemen ranks 190th of 213 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0454 tonnes per person | 0.331 tonnes per person | 0.2856 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.0637 tonnes per person | 0.696 tonnes per person | 0.6323 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.1417 tonnes per person | 0.3058 tonnes per person | 0.164 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.4878 tonnes per person | 0.5932 tonnes per person | 0.1054 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.2121 tonnes per person | 0.6077 tonnes per person | 0.3956 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.2149 tonnes per person | 0.8038 tonnes per person | 0.5889 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.2494 tonnes per person | 0.4649 tonnes per person | 0.2154 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1924 tonnes per person | 0.2094 tonnes per person | 0.0171 tonnes per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Cameroon or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.1992 tonnes per person against 0.1922 tonnes per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Cameroon and Yemen?
- 0.007 tonnes per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Cameroon ranks 191st and Yemen ranks 190th 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.