Cameroon vs Ecuador: Share of global methane emissions
Cameroon
0.2%
in 2024
Ecuador
0.2%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
74th
Ecuador rank
71st
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 74th and Ecuador ranks 71st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Cameroon or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Ecuador rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 74th and Ecuador ranks 71st 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.