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
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.