Cameroon vs Uganda: Methane emissions, per capita
Cameroon
0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
139th
Uganda rank
136th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 136th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.7946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 136th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.