Cameroon vs Gabon: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Cameroon
2.63 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
1.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
34th
Gabon rank
37th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Gabon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.63 ha per square kilometre against 1.44 ha per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 1.19 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.8 times Gabon's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 34th and Gabon ranks 37th of 188 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.69 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 5.65 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.81 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 6.64 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.8 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 3.39 ha per square kilometre | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Gabon?
- Cameroon, at 2.63 ha per square kilometre against 1.44 ha per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Gabon?
- 1.19 ha per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gabon?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Gabon rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 34th and Gabon ranks 37th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.