Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Cameroon or Western Asia?

Cameroon, at 11.48 kt against 0.411 kt in Western Asia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Western Asia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Western Asia: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)

Cameroon

11.48 kt

in 2024

Western Asia

0.411 kt

in 2024

Cameroon rank

26th

Western Asia rank

25th

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Cameroon
Western Asia

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 11.48 kt against 0.411 kt in Western Asia, a difference of 11.07 kt.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 27.9 times Western Asia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 26th and Western Asia ranks 25th of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Western Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	48 kt	0.7397 kt	47.26 kt	Cameroon
2000s	28.14 kt	0.4088 kt	27.73 kt	Cameroon
2010s	15.23 kt	0.3791 kt	14.85 kt	Cameroon
2020s	17.35 kt	1.11 kt	16.25 kt	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Cameroon or Western Asia?: Cameroon, at 11.48 kt against 0.411 kt in Western Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Cameroon and Western Asia?: 11.07 kt, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Western Asia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Western Asia rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Cameroon ranks 26th and Western Asia ranks 25th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.