Cameroon vs Yemen: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Cameroon
9.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
10.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
111th
Yemen rank
110th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 10.12 million tonnes against 9.63 million tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 491,520 tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 111th and Yemen ranks 110th of 215 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 232,280 tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1960s | 367,133 tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | 3.98 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1970s | 1.18 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1980s | 4.82 million tonnes | 7.20 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 1990s | 4.31 million tonnes | 10.98 million tonnes | 6.68 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 6.21 million tonnes | 20.93 million tonnes | 14.72 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 8.96 million tonnes | 17.95 million tonnes | 8.99 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2020s | 9.71 million tonnes | 10.41 million tonnes | 692,886 tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Cameroon or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 10.12 million tonnes against 9.63 million tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Cameroon and Yemen?
- 491,520 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 111th and Yemen ranks 110th 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.