Bangladesh vs Cameroon: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bangladesh
0.7886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon
0.816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
166th
Cameroon rank
164th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bangladesh
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 166th and Cameroon ranks 164th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 10 and Cameroon in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 0.3134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 0.3214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 0.3358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 0.3515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.3663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.3684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.3426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.2804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.1974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.1518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.2056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.3857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.6023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.7601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1139 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, excluding land use and forestry, Bangladesh or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 0.816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bangladesh and Cameroon?
- 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cameroon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Cameroon rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bangladesh ranks 166th and Cameroon ranks 164th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.