Cameroon vs Madagascar: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Cameroon
1.14 tonnes per person
in 2024
Madagascar
1.11 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
157th
Madagascar rank
160th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.14 tonnes per person against 1.11 tonnes per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Cameroon ranks 157th and Madagascar ranks 160th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.42 tonnes per person | 20.81 tonnes per person | 11.39 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 7.07 tonnes per person | 10.93 tonnes per person | 3.86 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.1 tonnes per person | 8.33 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person | 0.4598 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.14 tonnes per person | 5.53 tonnes per person | 3.39 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.4 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 0.3469 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 0.116 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Cameroon, at 1.14 tonnes per person against 1.11 tonnes per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 0.03 tonnes per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 157th and Madagascar ranks 160th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.