Cameroon vs Paraguay: Greenhouse gas emissions
Cameroon
64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
66.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
75th
Paraguay rank
72nd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 66.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 64.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon, a difference of 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 75th and Paraguay ranks 72nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 9 and Paraguay in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 143,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1900s | -2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1910s | -3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 26.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 41.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 57.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 55.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 61.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 63.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 61.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 72.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 70.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 66.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Cameroon or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 66.21 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 Paraguay?
- 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Paraguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 75th and Paraguay ranks 72nd 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.