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

Cameroon
0.0465 ha per person
in 2024
Gambia
0.0524 ha per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
34th
Gambia rank
33rd

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Gambia
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0524 ha per person against 0.0465 ha per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0059 ha per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 33rd of 188 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2434 ha per person 0.1256 ha per person 0.1179 ha per person Cameroon
2000s 0.2219 ha per person 0.0808 ha per person 0.1411 ha per person Cameroon
2010s 0.0819 ha per person 0.058 ha per person 0.0239 ha per person Cameroon
2020s 0.0565 ha per person 0.0516 ha per person 0.0049 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, Cameroon or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.0524 ha per person against 0.0465 ha per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Cameroon and Gambia?
0.0059 ha per person, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Gambia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 33rd 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.