Cameroon vs South Africa: How have things changed?, per capita

Cameroon
0.0086 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0083 metric tons per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
115th
South Africa rank
117th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0086 metric tons per person against 0.0083 metric tons per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Cameroon ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 117th of 215 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0107 metric tons per person 0.086 metric tons per person 0.0753 metric tons per person South Africa
1970s 0.0091 metric tons per person 0.052 metric tons per person 0.0429 metric tons per person South Africa
1980s 0.0079 metric tons per person 0.029 metric tons per person 0.0212 metric tons per person South Africa
1990s 0.0067 metric tons per person 0.0131 metric tons per person 0.0064 metric tons per person South Africa
2000s 0.008 metric tons per person 0.0157 metric tons per person 0.0076 metric tons per person South Africa
2010s 0.0102 metric tons per person 0.0115 metric tons per person 0.0013 metric tons per person South Africa
2020s 0.0085 metric tons per person 0.0095 metric tons per person 0.001 metric tons per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Cameroon or South Africa?
Cameroon, at 0.0086 metric tons per person against 0.0083 metric tons per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Cameroon and South Africa?
0.0003 metric tons per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.