Cameroon vs Madagascar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cameroon
0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar
0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
137th
Madagascar rank
140th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Cameroon ranks 137th and Madagascar ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.4322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.4136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.3673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.2649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Cameroon, at 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 137th and Madagascar ranks 140th 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.