Cameroon vs El Salvador: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Cameroon
9.63 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador
8.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
111th
El Salvador rank
112th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Cameroon
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 9.63 million tonnes against 8.97 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 659,290 tonnes.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cameroon ranks 111th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 232,280 tonnes | 465,482 tonnes | 233,203 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 367,133 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 648,470 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 810,623 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.82 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 2.77 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 4.31 million tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | 41,166 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6.21 million tonnes | 6.26 million tonnes | 45,270 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.96 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 9.71 million tonnes | 7.73 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Cameroon or El Salvador?
- Cameroon, at 9.63 million tonnes against 8.97 million tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Cameroon and El Salvador?
- 659,290 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and El Salvador?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and El Salvador rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 111th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.