Cameroon vs Guinea: Methane emissions

Cameroon
21.40 million
in 2024
Guinea
21.53 million
in 2024
Cameroon rank
73rd
Guinea rank
72nd

Methane emissions over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M185019372024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 21.53 million against 21.40 million in Cameroon, a difference of 122,200.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 73rd and Guinea ranks 72nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 17 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea Difference Ahead
1850s 1.08 million 827,877 255,243 Cameroon
1860s 1.14 million 846,991 291,174 Cameroon
1870s 1.18 million 871,291 312,270 Cameroon
1880s 1.22 million 896,518 323,404 Cameroon
1890s 1.26 million 922,719 337,758 Cameroon
1900s 1.31 million 976,659 335,347 Cameroon
1910s 1.47 million 1.12 million 345,238 Cameroon
1920s 1.78 million 1.38 million 403,209 Cameroon
1930s 2.17 million 1.69 million 476,941 Cameroon
1940s 2.68 million 2.34 million 338,684 Cameroon
1950s 3.32 million 3.32 million 3,264 Cameroon
1960s 4.11 million 4.25 million 140,491 Guinea
1970s 5.84 million 4.98 million 860,390 Cameroon
1980s 17.89 million 5.70 million 12.19 million Cameroon
1990s 19.51 million 7.73 million 11.78 million Cameroon
2000s 19.56 million 11.22 million 8.35 million Cameroon
2010s 20.40 million 17.32 million 3.08 million Cameroon
2020s 21.51 million 20.54 million 967,320 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Cameroon or Guinea?
Guinea, at 21.53 million against 21.40 million in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Cameroon and Guinea?
122,200, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for methane emissions?
Cameroon ranks 73rd and Guinea ranks 72nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed