Benin vs Cameroon: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita

Benin
0.0412 ha per person
in 2024
Cameroon
0.0465 ha per person
in 2024
Benin rank
36th
Cameroon rank
34th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0465 ha per person against 0.0412 ha per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0053 ha per person.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 36th and Cameroon ranks 34th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cameroon Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2559 ha per person 0.2434 ha per person 0.0124 ha per person Benin
2000s 0.1836 ha per person 0.2219 ha per person 0.0383 ha per person Cameroon
2010s 0.09 ha per person 0.0819 ha per person 0.0081 ha per person Benin
2020s 0.0545 ha per person 0.0565 ha per person 0.002 ha per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Benin or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 0.0465 ha per person against 0.0412 ha per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Benin and Cameroon?
0.0053 ha per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
Benin ranks 36th and Cameroon ranks 34th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.