Cameroon vs Zambia: Share of global methane emissions
Cameroon
0.2%
in 2024
Zambia
0.2%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
74th
Zambia rank
73rd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 14 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 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, Cameroon or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Cameroon and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 73rd 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.