What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Cameroon and Nigeria?

0.001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Carbon intensity of GDP

Cameroon

0.0719 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Cameroon rank

156th

Nigeria rank

157th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0719 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 156th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.103 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.161 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0579 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Nigeria
2000s	0.0875 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.113 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0255 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Nigeria
2010s	0.0861 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.072 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0142 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Cameroon
2020s	0.0776 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0735 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0041 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Cameroon, at 0.0719 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 0.001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 156th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.