Cameroon vs Senegal: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Cameroon
0.2%
in 2024
Senegal
0.2%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
74th
Senegal rank
77th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Senegal ahead.
Cameroon ranks 74th and Senegal ranks 77th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Cameroon, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 74th and Senegal ranks 77th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.