Cameroon vs South Africa: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Cameroon
0.9%
in 2100
South Africa
0.9%
in 2100
Cameroon rank
28th
South Africa rank
25th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Cameroon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 25th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 21 and South Africa in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1200s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1300s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1400s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1500s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 2030s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 2040s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 2050s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 2060s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2070s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2080s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2090s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2100s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Cameroon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Cameroon as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Cameroon and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Cameroon ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 25th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.