Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Savanna — Burned Area
Cameroon
971,149 ha
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
1.06 million ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.06 million ha against 971,149 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 83,931 ha.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
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 17th 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 | 1.72 million ha | 1.37 million ha | 350,219 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2.95 million ha | 2.47 million ha | 476,366 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.43 million ha | 1.69 million ha | 259,950 ha | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 1.11 million ha | 1.09 million ha | 25,168 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.06 million ha against 971,149 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 83,931 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 — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.