Cameroon vs Oceania: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Cameroon
1.01 million ha
in 2024
Oceania
2.81 million ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Oceania rank
16th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 2.81 million ha against 1.01 million ha in Cameroon, a difference of 1.80 million ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 2.8 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Oceania ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Oceania ranks 16th of 221 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.88 million ha | 11.01 million ha | 8.13 million ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 3.33 million ha | 7.06 million ha | 3.72 million ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 1.49 million ha | 5.27 million ha | 3.78 million ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 1.17 million ha | 3.56 million ha | 2.39 million ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Cameroon or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 2.81 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 Oceania?
- 1.80 million ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Oceania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Oceania rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Oceania ranks 16th 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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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.