Cameroon vs Western Africa: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq)
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Cameroon
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 662.77 kt against 622.55 kt in Cameroon, a difference of 40.22 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Africa ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Western Africa ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,544 kt | 7,442 kt | 5,898 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 1,282 kt | 2,640 kt | 1,358 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 785.78 kt | 1,199 kt | 412.81 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 960.59 kt | 931.35 kt | 29.24 kt | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq), Cameroon or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 662.77 kt against 622.55 kt in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) between Cameroon and Western Africa?
- 40.22 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Western Africa rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq)?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Western Africa ranks 14th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf