Cameroon vs Mexico: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Cameroon
1.36 million ha
in 2024
Mexico
1.13 million ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
30th
Mexico rank
32nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Mexico
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.36 million ha against 1.13 million ha in Mexico, a difference of 230,100 ha.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 32nd of 221 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.16 million ha | 882,298 ha | 2.28 million ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 3.69 million ha | 984,739 ha | 2.71 million ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.80 million ha | 988,030 ha | 807,242 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1.55 million ha | 893,707 ha | 659,525 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Cameroon or Mexico?
- Cameroon, at 1.36 million ha against 1.13 million ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Cameroon and Mexico?
- 230,100 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Mexico rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 32nd 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.
Individual pages
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.