Cameroon vs United States of America: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Cameroon
90,512 ha
in 2024
United States of America
128.54 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
United States of America rank
20th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- United States of America
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 90,512 ha against 128.54 ha in United States of America, a difference of 90,383 ha.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 704.1 times United States of America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154,847 ha | 1,933 ha | 152,914 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 183,301 ha | 552.5 ha | 182,748 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 120,988 ha | 269.95 ha | 120,718 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 136,425 ha | 149.97 ha | 136,275 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Cameroon or United States of America?
- Cameroon, at 90,512 ha against 128.54 ha in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Cameroon and United States of America?
- 90,383 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and United States of America rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and United States of America 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.