Cameroon vs Ghana: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Cameroon
0.4%
in 2024
Ghana
0.4%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
46th
Ghana rank
43rd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 43rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cameroon ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 43rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.