Cameroon vs Chad: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Cameroon
90,512 ha
in 2024
Chad
82,234 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Chad rank
20th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Chad
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 90,512 ha against 82,234 ha in Chad, a difference of 8,278 ha.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Chad ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Chad in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154,847 ha | 129,522 ha | 25,325 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 183,301 ha | 180,246 ha | 3,055 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 120,988 ha | 229,373 ha | 108,385 ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 136,425 ha | 117,076 ha | 19,349 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Cameroon or Chad?
- Cameroon, at 90,512 ha against 82,234 ha in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Cameroon and Chad?
- 8,278 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Chad?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Chad rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Chad ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.