Cameroon vs Guatemala: Greenhouse gas emissions
Cameroon
64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guatemala
65.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
75th
Guatemala rank
73rd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 65.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon, a difference of 845,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guatemala ahead.
Cameroon ranks 75th and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 9 and Guatemala in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1860s | 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 978,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1900s | -2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1910s | -3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 954,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 26.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 41.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 57.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 55.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 61.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 63.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 61.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 72.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 70.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 66.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Cameroon or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 65.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 845,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Guatemala rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 75th and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.