Cameroon vs Zambia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cameroon
23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zambia
21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
99th
Zambia rank
101st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cameroon
- Zambia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia, a difference of 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 101st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 14 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 327,814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 208,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 375,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 217,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 157,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 410,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 436,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 257,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 467,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 283,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 184,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 511,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 586,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 425,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 719,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 572,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 879,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 854,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 284,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1950s | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1960s | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1980s | 18.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 18.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 18.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 22.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 24.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Cameroon or Zambia?
- Cameroon, at 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cameroon and Zambia?
- 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cameroon ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 101st 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.