Cameroon vs East Timor: Per capita methane emissions
Cameroon
0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
East Timor
0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
140th
East Timor rank
139th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cameroon
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was East Timor ahead.
Cameroon ranks 140th and East Timor ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1860s | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1870s | 0.3824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1880s | 0.373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1890s | 0.3818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1900s | 0.4242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1910s | 0.509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1920s | 0.5965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1930s | 0.6375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1940s | 0.6792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1950s | 0.7106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1960s | 0.7248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0.7946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Cameroon or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.7367 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 East Timor?
- 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and East Timor?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and East Timor rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 140th and East Timor ranks 139th 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.