Cameroon vs Northern Africa: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Cameroon
38,342 ha
in 2024
Northern Africa
493.84 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
31st
Northern Africa rank
28th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 38,342 ha against 493.84 ha in Northern Africa, a difference of 37,848 ha.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 77.6 times Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 31st and Northern Africa ranks 28th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Northern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 million ha | 3.37 million ha | 2.21 million ha | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 388,664 ha | 874,691 ha | 486,028 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 58,081 ha | 7,359 ha | 50,722 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 61,013 ha | 9,405 ha | 51,608 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Cameroon or Northern Africa?
- Cameroon, at 38,342 ha against 493.84 ha in Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Cameroon and Northern Africa?
- 37,848 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Northern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Northern Africa rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 31st and Northern Africa ranks 28th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — 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.