Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 11.06 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 11.06 t per square kilometre for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 34.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon peaked at 43.16 t per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.02 t 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: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.39 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 18.39 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.39 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.39 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.39 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.39 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.18 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 15.69 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 37.05 t per square kilometre | +136.2% |
| 1999 | 27.06 t per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 21.15 t per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 15.09 t per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 14.26 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 43.16 t per square kilometre | +202.7% |
| 2004 | 19.58 t per square kilometre | -54.6% |
| 2005 | 40.97 t per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 2006 | 14.32 t per square kilometre | -65.0% |
| 2007 | 14.8 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 20.85 t per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2009 | 13.22 t per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 18.54 t per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 17.47 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 14.87 t per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 14.92 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.02 t per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 2015 | 8.63 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 14.21 t per square kilometre | +64.6% |
| 2017 | 12.5 t per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 9.81 t per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 21.06 t per square kilometre | +114.8% |
| 2020 | 28.77 t per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 12.55 t per square kilometre | -56.4% |
| 2022 | 16.86 t per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 11.06 t per square kilometre | -34.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 11.06 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 t per square kilometre, 11.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 11.06 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08 t per square kilometre, 10.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.63 t per square kilometre | 15.69 t per square kilometre | 37.05 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.74 t per square kilometre | 13.22 t per square kilometre | 43.16 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 t per square kilometre | 8.02 t per square kilometre | 21.06 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.31 t per square kilometre | 11.06 t per square kilometre | 28.77 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon was 11.06 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 43.16 t per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 t per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.