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Equatorial Guinea vs Cameroon

27 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Equatorial Guinea; the dashed grey line is Cameroon.

Country A · Equatorial Guinea
Country B · Cameroon

Climate

CO2 emissions

Equatorial Guinea: 7.01 Mt CO2/year · 2024Cameroon: 9.63 Mt CO2/year · 2024
05101960198020002020Cameroonhigh 2013

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Equatorial Guinea: 3.70 t CO2/person/year · 2024Cameroon: 0.33 t CO2/person/year · 2024
02461960198020002020Cameroonhigh 2004low 1953

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Equatorial Guinea: 0.58 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Cameroon: 0.68 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-10119401960198020002020Cameroonhigh 2024low 1943

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Equatorial Guinea: 2.70 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Cameroon: 21.4 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
010201850190019502000Cameroonhigh 2007low 1913

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Equatorial Guinea: 11.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Cameroon: 64.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
0501001850190019502000Cameroonhigh 2007low 1939

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Equatorial Guinea: 0.05 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Cameroon: 6.52 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
02461850190019502000Cameroonhigh 2016

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Equatorial Guinea: 41.1 kg CO2/person/year · 2018Cameroon: 6.90 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
0204060201320142015201620172018Cameroon

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Equatorial Guinea: 15,975 kWh/person/year · 2023Cameroon: 1,252 kWh/person/year · 2023
010k20k30k19801990200020102020Cameroonhigh 2003low 1988

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Equatorial Guinea: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Cameroon: 0.55 % of electricity · 2024
00.20.420002005201020152020Cameroon

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Equatorial Guinea: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Cameroon: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
-10120002005201020152020Cameroon

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Equatorial Guinea: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Cameroon: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
-10120002005201020152020Cameroon

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Equatorial Guinea: 0.67 % of electricity · 2024Cameroon: 4.82 % of electricity · 2024
0102020002005201020152020Cameroonlow 2022

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Equatorial Guinea: 72.5 % of electricity · 2024Cameroon: 22.0 % of electricity · 2024
05020002005201020152020Cameroonhigh 2011

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Equatorial Guinea: 7,735 ha/year · 2024Cameroon: 178,796 ha/year · 2024
0100k200k2005201020152020Cameroonhigh 2014low 2004

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Equatorial Guinea: 85.8 % of land · 2025Cameroon: 40.5 % of land · 2025
0501001990200020102020Cameroon

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Equatorial Guinea: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021Cameroon: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021
0204020002005201020152020Cameroon

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Equatorial Guinea: 0.82 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Cameroon: 0.84 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.5200020102020Cameroonlow 2019

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Equatorial Guinea: 19.0 % of land area · 2024Cameroon: 11.0 % of land area · 2024
01020201420162018202020222024Cameroon

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Equatorial Guinea: 3.18 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Cameroon: 5.09 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
0510198020002020Cameroonhigh 1972low 1973

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Equatorial Guinea: 0.30 % of territorial waters · 2024Cameroon: 11.4 % of territorial waters · 2024
0510201420162018202020222024Cameroon

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Equatorial Guinea: 71.6 % living in cities · 2025Cameroon: 55.7 % living in cities · 2025
02040601960198020002020Cameroon

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Equatorial Guinea: 0.18 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Cameroon: 1.56 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
00.511.520002005201020152020Cameroonhigh 2004

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Equatorial Guinea: 14,416 m³/person/year · 2022Cameroon: 9,880 m³/person/year · 2022
050k100k198020002020Cameroon

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Equatorial Guinea: 2,682 mm/year · 2025Cameroon: 1,611 mm/year · 2025
01k2k3k19401960198020002020Cameroonhigh 1967low 1944

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Equatorial Guinea: -12.0 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Cameroon: -11.9 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-2002019401960198020002020Cameroonhigh 1967low 1944

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Equatorial Guinea: 35.4 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Cameroon: 51.5 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0204020002005201020152020Cameroonhigh 2015low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Equatorial Guinea: 0.94 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Cameroon: 29.5 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
02004001990200020102020Cameroonhigh 1997low 2017

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data