Cameroon vs Southern Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Cameroon
90,512 ha
in 2024
Southern Africa
171.44 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Southern Africa rank
19th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 90,512 ha against 171.44 ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 90,341 ha.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 528.0 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154,847 ha | 1,243 ha | 153,604 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 183,301 ha | 857.32 ha | 182,444 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 120,988 ha | 872.22 ha | 120,116 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 136,425 ha | 124.29 ha | 136,301 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Cameroon or Southern Africa?
- Cameroon, at 90,512 ha against 171.44 ha in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Cameroon and Southern Africa?
- 90,341 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Southern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Southern Africa rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Southern Africa ranks 19th 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.