Belarus vs Cameroon: Share of global methane emissions
Belarus
0.2%
in 2024
Cameroon
0.2%
in 2024
Belarus rank
77th
Cameroon rank
74th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Belarus
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 77th and Cameroon ranks 74th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 15 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Belarus |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Belarus or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Belarus and Cameroon?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Cameroon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Cameroon rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Belarus ranks 77th and Cameroon ranks 74th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.