Cameroon vs Uganda: Per capita methane emissions
Cameroon
0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
140th
Uganda rank
137th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 140th and Uganda ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1860s | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1870s | 0.3824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1880s | 0.373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1890s | 0.3818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1900s | 0.4242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1910s | 0.509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1920s | 0.5965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.6375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.6792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.7106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.7248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.7946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0313 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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.7409 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 Uganda?
- 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 140th and Uganda ranks 137th 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.