Cameroon vs Tanzania: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Cameroon
0.3307 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.292 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
187th
Tanzania rank
189th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Tanzania
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.3307 tonnes per person against 0.292 tonnes per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0387 tonnes per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Cameroon ranks 187th and Tanzania ranks 189th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0495 tonnes per person | 0.0698 tonnes per person | 0.0203 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 0.064 tonnes per person | 0.1023 tonnes per person | 0.0383 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.158 tonnes per person | 0.1473 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.5038 tonnes per person | 0.0998 tonnes per person | 0.404 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.3287 tonnes per person | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 0.2486 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.3657 tonnes per person | 0.1162 tonnes per person | 0.2495 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.3985 tonnes per person | 0.2273 tonnes per person | 0.1712 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.3518 tonnes per person | 0.2889 tonnes per person | 0.063 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 Tanzania?
- Cameroon, at 0.3307 tonnes per person against 0.292 tonnes per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Cameroon and Tanzania?
- 0.0387 tonnes per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 187th and Tanzania ranks 189th 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.