Cameroon vs Singapore: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cameroon
0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Singapore
0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
137th
Singapore rank
135th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Singapore ahead.
Cameroon ranks 137th and Singapore ranks 135th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1860s | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1870s | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1880s | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1890s | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1900s | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1910s | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1920s | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1940s | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1950s | 0.4322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1960s | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.4136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.3673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.2649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cameroon or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.2293 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 Singapore?
- 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Singapore?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Singapore rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 137th and Singapore ranks 135th 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.