Share global methane emissions in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share global methane emissions was 0.2248 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2248
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
74th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3063
in 1985
All-time low
0.0621
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global methane emissions in Cameroon, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Cameroon is 0.2248, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Cameroon peaked at 0.3063 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0621, in 1910.
Cameroon ranks 74th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share global methane emissions in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0877 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0875 | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.0871 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.0866 | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0859 | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0855 | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.085 | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.0847 | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.0844 | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.0839 | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.0833 | -0.7% |
| 1861 | 0.0829 | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0827 | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0862 | +4.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0857 | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.0853 | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.0848 | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0845 | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.0842 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.0838 | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0836 | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.083 | -0.7% |
| 1872 | 0.0822 | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 0.0816 | -0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0815 | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0808 | -0.8% |
| 1876 | 0.0805 | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0801 | -0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.0798 | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0792 | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0784 | -1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.0777 | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0771 | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.0764 | -0.9% |
| 1884 | 0.076 | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0757 | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.0753 | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0747 | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.0738 | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.0735 | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.0726 | -1.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0721 | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0718 | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0717 | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0711 | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.0705 | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0701 | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0695 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0689 | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.068 | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0673 | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.0669 | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 0.0665 | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 0.0659 | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0656 | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.065 | -0.9% |
| 1906 | 0.0643 | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 0.063 | -2.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0632 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0626 | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0621 | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.0627 | +1.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0632 | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0633 | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.0652 | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0661 | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.0661 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0664 | +0.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0678 | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0698 | +3.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0691 | -1.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0717 | +3.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0716 | -0.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0707 | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0728 | +2.9% |
| 1925 | 0.073 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0738 | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.0731 | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0739 | +1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0737 | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0752 | +2.0% |
| 1931 | 0.077 | +2.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0785 | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 0.0786 | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0783 | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0784 | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0778 | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.0778 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.0793 | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 0.0794 | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0792 | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0797 | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 0.0805 | +1.1% |
| 1943 | 0.0807 | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 0.0814 | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 0.084 | +3.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0834 | -0.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0826 | -1.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0835 | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0847 | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0849 | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0839 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0838 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0835 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.083 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0808 | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.08 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0793 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0793 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0776 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.077 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.08 | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0797 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0809 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0757 | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0768 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0781 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0778 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0783 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.08 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0857 | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0881 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0843 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0836 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0806 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0847 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0876 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.095 | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1024 | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1289 | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1701 | +31.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2038 | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2238 | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2267 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2494 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3063 | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2986 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2967 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2834 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2899 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.289 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2834 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2714 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2588 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2388 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2427 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2546 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2509 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2625 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2656 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2759 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.269 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2615 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2665 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.245 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2532 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2341 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2271 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2277 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2303 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2201 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2101 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2151 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2281 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2409 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.266 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2626 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2399 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2301 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2337 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2432 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2373 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2304 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2247 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2248 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2248 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2248 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +31.9% | 0.1289 | 0.1701 |
| 1979 | +26.0% | 0.1024 | 0.1289 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0858 | 0.0839 | 0.0877 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0843 | 0.0827 | 0.0862 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0812 | 0.0792 | 0.0836 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0758 | 0.0735 | 0.0784 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0706 | 0.068 | 0.0726 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.065 | 0.0626 | 0.0673 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0653 | 0.0621 | 0.0698 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0724 | 0.0691 | 0.0739 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.078 | 0.0752 | 0.0794 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.082 | 0.0792 | 0.0847 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0816 | 0.0776 | 0.0849 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0784 | 0.0757 | 0.0809 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0921 | 0.0806 | 0.1289 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2549 | 0.1701 | 0.3063 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2618 | 0.2388 | 0.289 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.249 | 0.2271 | 0.2759 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2347 | 0.2101 | 0.266 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2321 | 0.2247 | 0.2432 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global methane emissions in Cameroon?
- Share global methane emissions in Cameroon was 0.2248 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3063 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0621 in 1910.
- How does Cameroon rank for share global methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 74th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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