Cameroon vs Madagascar: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Cameroon
0.0032 ha per person
in 2024
Madagascar
0.0036 ha per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
29th
Madagascar rank
27th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
00.0050.010.0150.020.025199020072024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0036 ha per person against 0.0032 ha per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0004 ha per person.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0139 ha per person 0.0068 ha per person 0.0071 ha per person Cameroon
2000s 0.0114 ha per person 0.0041 ha per person 0.0073 ha per person Cameroon
2010s 0.0055 ha per person 0.0056 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person Madagascar
2020s 0.0051 ha per person 0.0037 ha per person 0.0014 ha per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.0036 ha per person against 0.0032 ha per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Cameroon and Madagascar?
0.0004 ha per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.