Cameroon vs Ghana: Methane emissions
Cameroon
21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ghana
19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
73rd
Ghana rank
75th
Methane emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ghana, a difference of 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 73rd and Ghana ranks 75th of 199 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 760,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 322,905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 770,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 792,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 391,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 908,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 301,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 344,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 888,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 17.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 19.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 20.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 21.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Cameroon, at 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 73rd and Ghana ranks 75th 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.