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
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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

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

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.