Cambodia vs Cameroon: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cambodia
26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon
23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cambodia rank
96th
Cameroon rank
99th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon, a difference of 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 96th and Cameroon ranks 99th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 11 and Cameroon in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 723,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 327,814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 395,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1860s | 767,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 375,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 391,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1870s | 829,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 410,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 419,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1880s | 890,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 436,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 453,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 955,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 488,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 511,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 586,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 520,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 719,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 458,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 879,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 418,545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 6.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 13.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 25.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Cambodia or Cameroon?
- Cambodia, at 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cambodia and Cameroon?
- 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Cameroon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Cameroon rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cambodia ranks 96th and Cameroon ranks 99th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.