Cameroon vs Colombia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Cameroon
1.36 million ha
in 2024
Colombia
1.47 million ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
30th
Colombia rank
28th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.47 million ha against 1.36 million ha in Cameroon, a difference of 114,890 ha.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 30th and Colombia ranks 28th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.16 million ha | 1.45 million ha | 1.71 million ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 3.69 million ha | 2.32 million ha | 1.37 million ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.80 million ha | 1.68 million ha | 118,290 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1.55 million ha | 1.64 million ha | 82,446 ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Cameroon or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 1.47 million ha against 1.36 million ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Cameroon and Colombia?
- 114,890 ha, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Colombia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Colombia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 30th and Colombia ranks 28th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.