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

Cameroon
0.0032 ha per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0029 ha per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
29th
Portugal rank
30th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Portugal
00.0050.010.0150.020.025199020072024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0032 ha per person against 0.0029 ha per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0003 ha per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 30th of 186 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0139 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 0.0124 ha per person Cameroon
2000s 0.0114 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 0.0098 ha per person Cameroon
2010s 0.0055 ha per person 0.0016 ha per person 0.0039 ha per person Cameroon
2020s 0.0051 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person 0.0038 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 Portugal?
Cameroon, at 0.0032 ha per person against 0.0029 ha per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Cameroon and Portugal?
0.0003 ha per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Portugal rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 30th 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.