Cameroon vs Solomon Islands: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Cameroon
0.3307 tonnes per person
in 2024
Solomon Islands
0.3597 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
187th
Solomon Islands rank
185th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 0.3597 tonnes per person against 0.3307 tonnes per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.029 tonnes per person.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 187th and Solomon Islands ranks 185th of 213 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0526 tonnes per person | 0.0652 tonnes per person | 0.0126 tonnes per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 0.064 tonnes per person | 0.1454 tonnes per person | 0.0814 tonnes per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 0.158 tonnes per person | 0.3202 tonnes per person | 0.1621 tonnes per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.5038 tonnes per person | 0.5109 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.3287 tonnes per person | 0.4831 tonnes per person | 0.1544 tonnes per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.3657 tonnes per person | 0.5727 tonnes per person | 0.207 tonnes per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.3985 tonnes per person | 0.5174 tonnes per person | 0.1189 tonnes per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.3518 tonnes per person | 0.3695 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | Solomon Islands |
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 Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 0.3597 tonnes per person against 0.3307 tonnes per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Cameroon and Solomon Islands?
- 0.029 tonnes per person, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Solomon Islands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Solomon Islands rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 187th and Solomon Islands ranks 185th 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
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.