Cameroon vs Nigeria: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector

Cameroon

21.85 kilograms per person

in 2023

Nigeria

22.25 kilograms per person

in 2023

Cameroon rank

153rd

Nigeria rank

152nd

Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector over time

Nigeria currently reports 22.25 kilograms per person against 21.85 kilograms per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3963 kilograms per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 153rd and Nigeria ranks 152nd of 187 countries.

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.