How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia, The?

75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Gambia, The: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita

Cameroon

0.3307 tonnes per person

in 2024

Gambia, The

0.2909 tonnes per person

in 2024

Cameroon rank

187th

Gambia, The rank

190th

Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time

Cameroon
Gambia, The

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.3307 tonnes per person against 0.2909 tonnes per person in Gambia, The, a difference of 0.0398 tonnes per person.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Gambia, The's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia, The ahead.

Cameroon ranks 187th and Gambia, The ranks 190th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 7 and Gambia, The in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Gambia, The	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.0495 tonnes per person	0.0473 tonnes per person	0.0022 tonnes per person	Cameroon
1960s	0.064 tonnes per person	0.0665 tonnes per person	0.0026 tonnes per person	Gambia, The
1970s	0.158 tonnes per person	0.1444 tonnes per person	0.0136 tonnes per person	Cameroon
1980s	0.5038 tonnes per person	0.1996 tonnes per person	0.3043 tonnes per person	Cameroon
1990s	0.3287 tonnes per person	0.1763 tonnes per person	0.1525 tonnes per person	Cameroon
2000s	0.3657 tonnes per person	0.1963 tonnes per person	0.1694 tonnes per person	Cameroon
2010s	0.3985 tonnes per person	0.2441 tonnes per person	0.1545 tonnes per person	Cameroon
2020s	0.3518 tonnes per person	0.2887 tonnes per person	0.0631 tonnes per person	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Cameroon or Gambia, The?: Cameroon, at 0.3307 tonnes per person against 0.2909 tonnes per person in Gambia, The as of 2024.
What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Cameroon and Gambia, The?: 0.0398 tonnes per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia, The?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Gambia, The rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?: Cameroon ranks 187th and Gambia, The ranks 190th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.