Albania vs Cameroon: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Albania
2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon
2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Albania rank
157th
Cameroon rank
158th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Albania
- Cameroon
How they compare
Albania currently reports 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 157th and Cameroon ranks 158th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 8 and Cameroon in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1860s | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1870s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1880s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1900s | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1910s | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1920s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 2020s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Albania or Cameroon?
- Albania, at 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Albania and Cameroon?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Cameroon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Cameroon rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Albania ranks 157th and Cameroon ranks 158th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.