Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.06 million ha against 1.01 million ha in Cameroon as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?

48,440 ha, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area

Cameroon

1.01 million ha

in 2024

Côte d'Ivoire

1.06 million ha

in 2024

Cameroon rank

19th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

18th

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time

Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.06 million ha against 1.01 million ha in Cameroon, a difference of 48,440 ha.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Côte d'Ivoire in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.88 million ha	2.14 million ha	732,279 ha	Cameroon
2000s	3.33 million ha	2.68 million ha	657,564 ha	Cameroon
2010s	1.49 million ha	1.70 million ha	215,801 ha	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	1.17 million ha	1.09 million ha	79,897 ha	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.06 million ha against 1.01 million ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?: 48,440 ha, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?: Cameroon ranks 19th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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