Cameroon vs Ecuador: Methane emissions
Cameroon
21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador
21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
73rd
Ecuador rank
70th
Methane emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon, a difference of 245,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 70th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 903,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 999,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 372,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 780,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 17.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 19.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 20.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 21.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 775,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Cameroon or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 245,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Ecuador rank globally for methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 70th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.