Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Burkina Faso
2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon
2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
156th
Cameroon rank
159th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Cameroon ranks 159th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 0.8102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 0.9148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 0.965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.52 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Cameroon ranks 159th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.