Cameroon vs Gabon: Grassland — Burned Area
Cameroon
345,980 ha
in 2024
Gabon
364,703 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
34th
Gabon rank
33rd
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 364,703 ha against 345,980 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 18,723 ha.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 34th and Gabon ranks 33rd of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 246,606 ha | 177,788 ha | 68,818 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 348,555 ha | 248,792 ha | 99,763 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 307,450 ha | 341,190 ha | 33,740 ha | Gabon |
| 2020s | 379,191 ha | 326,143 ha | 53,048 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Cameroon or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 364,703 ha against 345,980 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Cameroon and Gabon?
- 18,723 ha, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gabon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Gabon rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 34th and Gabon ranks 33rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. 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 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.