Cameroon vs Somalia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Cameroon
2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Somalia
2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
159th
Somalia rank
157th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia 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 Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 159th and Somalia ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 12 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 0.8953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1900s | -0.7459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1910s | -1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1920s | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1930s | 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 9.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 8.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Cameroon or Somalia?
- Somalia, 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 Cameroon and Somalia?
- 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Somalia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 159th and Somalia ranks 157th 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.