Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0032 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0234 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 ha per person, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 29th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0142 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0138 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0134 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.013 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0127 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0123 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0105 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0229 ha per person | +130.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0163 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0124 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0086 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0234 ha per person | +194.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 ha per person | -55.9% |
| 2005 | 0.021 ha per person | +103.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 ha per person | -66.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 ha per person | +36.8% |
| 2009 | 0.006 ha per person | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 ha per person | +36.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0062 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 ha per person | -47.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 ha per person | +59.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 ha per person | +108.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0096 ha per person | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 ha per person | -57.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 ha per person | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 ha per person | -36.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 ha per person | -6.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0032 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 15.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0032 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 11.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +194.6% | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0234 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0139 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0229 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0234 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cameroon?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0234 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest 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.