Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Cameroon
1.97 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
2.49 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
19th
Ethiopia rank
17th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.49 ha per square kilometre against 1.97 ha per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 0.52 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.55 ha per square kilometre | 4.63 ha per square kilometre | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.06 ha per square kilometre | 3.82 ha per square kilometre | 3.23 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.1341 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.49 ha per square kilometre against 1.97 ha per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.52 ha per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 17th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.