Cameroon vs Djibouti: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cameroon
0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Djibouti
0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
137th
Djibouti rank
134th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Djibouti ahead.
Cameroon ranks 137th and Djibouti ranks 134th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Djibouti in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1860s | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1870s | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1880s | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1890s | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1900s | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1910s | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1920s | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1930s | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1940s | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1950s | 0.4322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 0.411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.4136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.3673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.2649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cameroon or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cameroon and Djibouti?
- 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Djibouti?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Djibouti rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 137th and Djibouti ranks 134th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.