Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 92,372 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 92,372 ha for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon peaked at 377,462 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 70,123 ha, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180,324 ha | 137,062 ha | 323,714 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 190,096 ha | 115,539 ha | 377,462 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,460 ha | 70,123 ha | 184,145 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,691 ha | 92,372 ha | 251,917 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Share co2 vs population 0.873 (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 29.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 16.63 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.3307 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 309.25 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.3307 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.3307 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon was 92,372 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 377,462 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,123 ha in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.