Share of global methane emissions in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global methane emissions was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
74th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1985
All-time low
0.1%
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Cameroon, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global methane emissions in Cameroon is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Cameroon peaked at 0.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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 of global methane emissions in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +31.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of 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% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1979 | +26.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 of global methane emissions in Cameroon?
- Share of global methane emissions in Cameroon was 0.2% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1910.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 74th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.