Cameroon vs Tuvalu: Per capita methane emissions
Cameroon
0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
140th
Tuvalu rank
141st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 140th and Tuvalu ranks 141st of 199 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 0.3824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 0.373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 0.3818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 0.4242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 0.509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 0.5965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 0.6375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 0.6792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 0.7106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 0.7248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.7946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0849 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 Tuvalu?
- Cameroon, at 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Cameroon and Tuvalu?
- 0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 140th and Tuvalu ranks 141st 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.