Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Cameroon or China, mainland?

Cameroon, at 8,050 kt against 6,948 kt in China, mainland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China, mainland?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs China, mainland: Forest fires — Emissions

Cameroon

8,050 kt

in 2024

China, mainland

6,948 kt

in 2024

Cameroon rank

26th

China, mainland rank

28th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Cameroon
China, mainland

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 8,050 kt against 6,948 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 1,102 kt.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 26th and China, mainland ranks 28th of 181 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	China, mainland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16,626 kt	11,245 kt	5,381 kt	Cameroon
2010s	10,678 kt	7,338 kt	3,339 kt	Cameroon
2020s	12,170 kt	6,818 kt	5,352 kt	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Cameroon or China, mainland?: Cameroon, at 8,050 kt against 6,948 kt in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Cameroon and China, mainland?: 1,102 kt, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China, mainland?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and China, mainland rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Cameroon ranks 26th and China, mainland ranks 28th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 234 places, 5,513 data points, 2001–2024
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.