Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 4.99 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.99 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Cameroon peaked at 20.40 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.79 million t, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 26th out of 219 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.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.69 million t | — |
| 1991 | 8.69 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.69 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.69 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.69 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.69 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.65 million t | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 7.42 million t | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 17.51 million t | +136.2% |
| 1999 | 12.79 million t | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 10.00 million t | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 7.13 million t | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 6.74 million t | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 20.40 million t | +202.7% |
| 2004 | 9.25 million t | -54.6% |
| 2005 | 19.37 million t | +109.3% |
| 2006 | 6.77 million t | -65.0% |
| 2007 | 7.00 million t | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 9.85 million t | +40.8% |
| 2009 | 6.25 million t | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 8.77 million t | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 8.26 million t | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 7.03 million t | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 7.05 million t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.79 million t | -46.3% |
| 2015 | 4.08 million t | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 6.72 million t | +64.6% |
| 2017 | 5.91 million t | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 4.64 million t | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 9.96 million t | +114.8% |
| 2020 | 13.60 million t | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 5.93 million t | -56.4% |
| 2022 | 7.97 million t | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 5.23 million t | -34.4% |
| 2024 | 4.99 million t | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.75 million t | 7.42 million t | 17.51 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.28 million t | 6.25 million t | 20.40 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.62 million t | 3.79 million t | 9.96 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.55 million t | 4.99 million t | 13.60 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 23 Honduras 6.20 million t compare
- 24 Madagascar 6.06 million t compare
- 25 Peru 6.06 million t compare
- 27 Chad 4.53 million t compare
- 28 China 4.31 million t compare
- 28 China, mainland 4.31 million t compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0 t
More climate change data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Cameroon?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Cameroon was 4.99 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.40 million t in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 million t in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.