Cameroon vs Yemen: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population

Cameroon
0.0%
in 2024
Yemen
0.0%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
111th
Yemen rank
110th

Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time

  • Cameroon
  • Yemen
00.020.040.060.080.1195019872024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.

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 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Yemen
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Yemen
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Yemen
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Yemen
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Yemen
2000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Yemen
2010s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Yemen
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Cameroon or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Cameroon and Yemen?
0.0%, 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
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 Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.