Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 345,980 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon stood at 345,980 ha.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon peaked at 456,793 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 117,754 ha, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 246,606 ha | 117,754 ha | 312,059 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 348,555 ha | 145,154 ha | 456,793 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 307,450 ha | 246,387 ha | 386,847 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 379,191 ha | 311,260 ha | 431,182 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Share co2 vs population 0.873 (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 29.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 16.63 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.3307 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 309.25 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.3307 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.3307 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon?
- Grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon was 345,980 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 456,793 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,754 ha in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. 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.