Cameroon vs Guinea: Methane emissions
Cameroon
21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea
21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
73rd
Guinea rank
72nd
Methane emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cameroon, a difference of 122,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 827,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 255,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 846,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 291,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 871,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 312,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 896,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 323,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 922,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 337,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 976,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 335,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 403,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 476,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 338,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 1970s | 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 860,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 17.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 19.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 20.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 21.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 967,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 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 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 Guinea?
- 122,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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?
- 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.