Cameroon vs Samoa: Per capita methane emissions
Cameroon
0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
140th
Samoa rank
138th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 14 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 0.3824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 0.373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.3818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.4242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 0.5965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 0.6375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 0.6792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 0.7106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 0.7248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.7946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Cameroon or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Cameroon and Samoa?
- 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Samoa rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 138th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.