Cameroon vs Moldova: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Cameroon
2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova
2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
159th
Moldova rank
160th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Moldova
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Moldova, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Cameroon ranks 159th and Moldova ranks 160th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 11 and Moldova in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1860s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1870s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 0.8953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | -0.7459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1910s | -1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1920s | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 9.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 8.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1980s | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1990s | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Cameroon or Moldova?
- Cameroon, at 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Cameroon and Moldova?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Moldova?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Moldova rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 159th and Moldova ranks 160th 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.