Cameroon vs Lesotho: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Cameroon
45.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Lesotho
43.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Cameroon rank
141st
Lesotho rank
144th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 45.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 43.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cameroon ranks 141st and Lesotho ranks 144th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 33.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 24.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 12.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 39.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 26.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 37.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 44.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 41.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 50.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 41.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 55.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 14.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 43.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 53.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 45.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Cameroon, at 45.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 43.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 141st and Lesotho ranks 144th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.