Cameroon vs Kenya: Grassland — Burned Area
Cameroon
345,980 ha
in 2024
Kenya
292,072 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
34th
Kenya rank
37th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 345,980 ha against 292,072 ha in Kenya, a difference of 53,908 ha.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 37th of 220 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 246,606 ha | 152,288 ha | 94,318 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 348,555 ha | 193,923 ha | 154,632 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 307,450 ha | 186,672 ha | 120,778 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 379,191 ha | 209,915 ha | 169,276 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Cameroon, at 345,980 ha against 292,072 ha in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 53,908 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 37th 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.