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Per capita methane emissions in Cameroon

Cameroon: Per capita methane emissions was 0.735 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.735
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
140th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.2
in 1985
All-time low
0.3697
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Cameroon, 1850–2024

0.511.52185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Cameroon is 0.735, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Cameroon peaked at 2.2 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3697, in 1889.

That places Cameroon 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita methane emissions in Cameroon, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3919 —
1851 0.3893 -0.7%
1852 0.3873 -0.5%
1853 0.386 -0.3%
1854 0.3847 -0.3%
1855 0.3834 -0.3%
1856 0.3821 -0.3%
1857 0.3809 -0.3%
1858 0.3796 -0.3%
1859 0.3783 -0.3%
1860 0.377 -0.3%
1861 0.3761 -0.2%
1862 0.3752 -0.2%
1863 0.3938 +5.0%
1864 0.3928 -0.3%
1865 0.3918 -0.3%
1866 0.3908 -0.3%
1867 0.3898 -0.3%
1868 0.3889 -0.3%
1869 0.3878 -0.3%
1870 0.3867 -0.3%
1871 0.3859 -0.2%
1872 0.3849 -0.2%
1873 0.3839 -0.3%
1874 0.3829 -0.3%
1875 0.3819 -0.3%
1876 0.3809 -0.3%
1877 0.3799 -0.3%
1878 0.379 -0.3%
1879 0.378 -0.3%
1880 0.3771 -0.3%
1881 0.3761 -0.2%
1882 0.3752 -0.2%
1883 0.3743 -0.2%
1884 0.3734 -0.2%
1885 0.3725 -0.2%
1886 0.3716 -0.2%
1887 0.3707 -0.2%
1888 0.3699 -0.2%
1889 0.3697 -0.0%
1890 0.3704 +0.2%
1891 0.3718 +0.4%
1892 0.3739 +0.6%
1893 0.3768 +0.8%
1894 0.3798 +0.8%
1895 0.3828 +0.8%
1896 0.3858 +0.8%
1897 0.3889 +0.8%
1898 0.392 +0.8%
1899 0.3955 +0.9%
1900 0.3994 +1.0%
1901 0.4039 +1.1%
1902 0.409 +1.2%
1903 0.4161 +1.7%
1904 0.4215 +1.3%
1905 0.427 +1.3%
1906 0.4326 +1.3%
1907 0.4383 +1.3%
1908 0.4441 +1.3%
1909 0.4496 +1.2%
1910 0.4548 +1.2%
1911 0.4671 +2.7%
1912 0.4793 +2.6%
1913 0.4911 +2.5%
1914 0.503 +2.4%
1915 0.515 +2.4%
1916 0.5272 +2.4%
1917 0.5394 +2.3%
1918 0.5515 +2.2%
1919 0.5618 +1.9%
1920 0.5701 +1.5%
1921 0.578 +1.4%
1922 0.5838 +1.0%
1923 0.5874 +0.6%
1924 0.6044 +2.9%
1925 0.604 -0.1%
1926 0.6045 +0.1%
1927 0.6076 +0.5%
1928 0.6105 +0.5%
1929 0.6144 +0.6%
1930 0.6195 +0.8%
1931 0.6236 +0.7%
1932 0.6269 +0.5%
1933 0.63 +0.5%
1934 0.6341 +0.6%
1935 0.6379 +0.6%
1936 0.6422 +0.7%
1937 0.6479 +0.9%
1938 0.6541 +0.9%
1939 0.6582 +0.6%
1940 0.6614 +0.5%
1941 0.6664 +0.8%
1942 0.6704 +0.6%
1943 0.6739 +0.5%
1944 0.6776 +0.5%
1945 0.6808 +0.5%
1946 0.6837 +0.4%
1947 0.6864 +0.4%
1948 0.6924 +0.9%
1949 0.6987 +0.9%
1950 0.7027 +0.6%
1951 0.7056 +0.4%
1952 0.7081 +0.4%
1953 0.7099 +0.3%
1954 0.7114 +0.2%
1955 0.7124 +0.1%
1956 0.713 +0.1%
1957 0.7137 +0.1%
1958 0.7145 +0.1%
1959 0.7152 +0.1%
1960 0.7171 +0.3%
1961 0.7392 +3.1%
1962 0.7344 -0.7%
1963 0.7467 +1.7%
1964 0.6976 -6.6%
1965 0.7102 +1.8%
1966 0.7304 +2.8%
1967 0.7189 -1.6%
1968 0.7179 -0.1%
1969 0.736 +2.5%
1970 0.7878 +7.0%
1971 0.7908 +0.4%
1972 0.7523 -4.9%
1973 0.7445 -1.0%
1974 0.7024 -5.7%
1975 0.7266 +3.4%
1976 0.7418 +2.1%
1977 0.793 +6.9%
1978 0.8403 +6.0%
1979 1.07 +26.9%
1980 1.36 +27.6%
1981 1.55 +13.7%
1982 1.68 +8.8%
1983 1.67 -0.5%
1984 1.82 +8.5%
1985 2.2 +21.1%
1986 2.1 -4.4%
1987 2.04 -2.9%
1988 1.92 -6.0%
1989 1.95 +1.5%
1990 1.9 -2.8%
1991 1.79 -5.5%
1992 1.67 -7.0%
1993 1.54 -7.6%
1994 1.39 -9.6%
1995 1.39 +0.2%
1996 1.44 +3.4%
1997 1.37 -4.6%
1998 1.39 +0.9%
1999 1.37 -1.3%
2000 1.4 +2.4%
2001 1.33 -5.1%
2002 1.25 -5.9%
2003 1.27 +1.3%
2004 1.16 -8.8%
2005 1.18 +1.8%
2006 1.08 -8.6%
2007 1.02 -5.1%
2008 1.01 -1.4%
2009 0.9853 -2.2%
2010 0.9272 -5.9%
2011 0.8851 -4.5%
2012 0.888 +0.3%
2013 0.9111 +2.6%
2014 0.9438 +3.6%
2015 1.01 +7.5%
2016 0.9773 -3.7%
2017 0.8801 -9.9%
2018 0.8329 -5.4%
2019 0.8295 -0.4%
2020 0.8308 +0.2%
2021 0.8054 -3.1%
2022 0.7768 -3.6%
2023 0.748 -3.7%
2024 0.735 -1.7%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 0.735 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 0.735 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita methane emissions in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +27.6% 1.07 1.36
1979 +26.9% 0.8403 1.07

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3844 0.3783 0.3919 10
1860s 0.3864 0.3752 0.3938 10
1870s 0.3824 0.378 0.3867 10
1880s 0.373 0.3697 0.3771 10
1890s 0.3818 0.3704 0.3955 10
1900s 0.4242 0.3994 0.4496 10
1910s 0.509 0.4548 0.5618 10
1920s 0.5965 0.5701 0.6144 10
1930s 0.6375 0.6195 0.6582 10
1940s 0.6792 0.6614 0.6987 10
1950s 0.7106 0.7027 0.7152 10
1960s 0.7248 0.6976 0.7467 10
1970s 0.7946 0.7024 1.07 10
1980s 1.83 1.36 2.2 10
1990s 1.53 1.37 1.9 10
2000s 1.17 0.9853 1.4 10
2010s 0.909 0.8295 1.01 10
2020s 0.7792 0.735 0.8308 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 137 Uganda 0.7409 compare
  2. 138 Samoa 0.7382 compare
  3. 139 East Timor 0.7367 compare
  4. 141 Tuvalu 0.7257 compare
  5. 142 North Korea 0.7159 compare
  6. 143 Hong Kong 0.6943 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Cameroon?
Per capita methane emissions in Cameroon was 0.735 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 1985.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3697 in 1889.
How does Cameroon rank for per capita methane emissions?
Cameroon ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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