Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2046 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.2046 ha per square kilometre for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 34.5% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.7985 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1483 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3401 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.3401 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3401 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3401 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3401 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3401 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.299 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2899 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6848 ha per square kilometre | +136.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5002 ha per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 0.391 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2794 ha per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2637 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7985 ha per square kilometre | +202.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3623 ha per square kilometre | -54.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7576 ha per square kilometre | +109.1% |
| 2006 | 0.265 ha per square kilometre | -65.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2739 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3855 ha per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2444 ha per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3429 ha per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3231 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.275 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.276 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1483 ha per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1598 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2633 ha per square kilometre | +64.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1814 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3896 ha per square kilometre | +114.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5329 ha per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2323 ha per square kilometre | -56.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3124 ha per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2046 ha per square kilometre | -34.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2046 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 10.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2046 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3815 ha per square kilometre | 0.2899 ha per square kilometre | 0.6848 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4021 ha per square kilometre | 0.2444 ha per square kilometre | 0.7985 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2591 ha per square kilometre | 0.1483 ha per square kilometre | 0.3896 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3205 ha per square kilometre | 0.2046 ha per square kilometre | 0.5329 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.2046 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7985 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1483 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.