Cameroon vs Myanmar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cameroon
0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Myanmar
0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
137th
Myanmar rank
139th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Myanmar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Cameroon ranks 137th and Myanmar ranks 139th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 7 and Myanmar in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 0.4322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.4136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.3673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.2649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cameroon or Myanmar?
- Cameroon, at 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cameroon and Myanmar?
- 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Myanmar rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 137th and Myanmar ranks 139th 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.