Cameroon vs Netherlands: Methane emissions
Cameroon
21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Netherlands
19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cameroon rank
73rd
Netherlands rank
76th
Methane emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Netherlands, a difference of 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Cameroon ranks 73rd and Netherlands ranks 76th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 17.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 19.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 20.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 21.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 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 Netherlands?
- Cameroon, at 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Cameroon and Netherlands?
- 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Netherlands rank globally for methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 73rd and Netherlands ranks 76th 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.