Forest fires — Emissions in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest fires — Emissions was 1.05 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Cameroon stood at 1.05 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 4.29 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7958 kt, 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 — Emissions in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.81 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.81 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.81 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.81 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.81 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.81 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.53 kt | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 1.48 kt | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.5 kt | +136.2% |
| 1999 | 2.56 kt | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 2 kt | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 1.5 kt | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 1.42 kt | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 4.29 kt | +202.7% |
| 2004 | 1.94 kt | -54.6% |
| 2005 | 4.07 kt | +109.3% |
| 2006 | 1.42 kt | -65.0% |
| 2007 | 1.47 kt | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.07 kt | +40.8% |
| 2009 | 1.31 kt | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 1.84 kt | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 1.73 kt | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.48 kt | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 1.48 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7958 kt | -46.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8571 kt | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.41 kt | +64.6% |
| 2017 | 1.24 kt | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9736 kt | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 2.09 kt | +114.8% |
| 2020 | 2.86 kt | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 1.25 kt | -56.4% |
| 2022 | 1.67 kt | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1 kt | -34.4% |
| 2024 | 1.05 kt | -4.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.05 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0207 kt, 50.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.05 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0355 kt, 29.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions 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 | +202.7% | 1.42 kt | 4.29 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.99 kt | 1.48 kt | 3.5 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 kt | 1.31 kt | 4.29 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 kt | 0.7958 kt | 2.09 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 kt | 1.05 kt | 2.86 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 23 Honduras 1.3 kt compare
- 24 Madagascar 1.27 kt compare
- 24 Caribbean 0.1524 kt compare
- 25 Peru 1.27 kt compare
- 27 Chad 0.951 kt compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0131 kt compare
- 28 China 0.9045 kt compare
- 28 China, mainland 0.9045 kt compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0 kt
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 — emissions in Cameroon?
- Forest fires — emissions in Cameroon was 1.05 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7958 kt in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions 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 — Emissions (N2O). 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.