Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Cameroon

Cameroon: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 291 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
291 kt
Change on year
down 34.4%
World rank
26th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,136 kt
in 2003
All-time low
210.89 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Cameroon, 1990–2023

2004006008001.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 478.6 kt1991: 478.6 kt1992: 478.6 kt1993: 478.6 kt1994: 478.6 kt1995: 478.6 kt1996: 405.3 kt1997: 393 kt1998: 928.2 kt1999: 678 kt2000: 529.9 kt2001: 396.9 kt2002: 375.1 kt2003: 1.1k kt2004: 515 kt2005: 1.1k kt2006: 376.7 kt2007: 389.4 kt2008: 548.4 kt2009: 347.7 kt2010: 487.8 kt2011: 459.5 kt2012: 391.2 kt2013: 392.6 kt2014: 210.9 kt2015: 227.1 kt2016: 373.9 kt2017: 328.7 kt2018: 258 kt2019: 554.1 kt2020: 756.9 kt2021: 330.2 kt2022: 443.6 kt2023: 291 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 291 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o 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 — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Cameroon peaked at 1,136 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 210.89 kt, in 2014.

That places Cameroon 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 527.61 kt 393 kt 928.19 kt 10
2000s 569.25 kt 347.68 kt 1,136 kt 10
2010s 368.38 kt 210.89 kt 554.09 kt 10
2020s 455.44 kt 291 kt 756.95 kt 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 23 China, People's Republic of 311.85 kt compare
  2. 23 China, mainland 311.85 kt compare
  3. 25 Honduras 308.65 kt compare
  4. 27 Chad 280.29 kt compare
  5. 28 Nicaragua 184.02 kt compare
  6. 29 Nigeria 157.78 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Cameroon?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Cameroon was 291 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 1,136 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 210.89 kt in 2014.
How does Cameroon rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Cameroon ranks 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf