Grassland — Burned Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Grassland — Burned Area was 345,980 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area 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 in Cameroon peaked at 456,793 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 117,754 ha, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 34th out of 220 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.
Grassland — Burned Area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 312,059 ha | — |
| 1991 | 312,059 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 312,059 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 312,059 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 312,059 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 312,059 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 117,754 ha | -62.3% |
| 1997 | 123,415 ha | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 219,894 ha | +78.2% |
| 1999 | 132,647 ha | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 145,154 ha | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 385,603 ha | +165.7% |
| 2002 | 281,206 ha | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 307,947 ha | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 340,418 ha | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 409,678 ha | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 429,067 ha | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 456,793 ha | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 363,805 ha | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 365,879 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 354,913 ha | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 273,489 ha | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 282,936 ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 368,079 ha | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 293,027 ha | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 258,460 ha | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 386,847 ha | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 298,265 ha | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 312,097 ha | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 246,387 ha | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 420,322 ha | +70.6% |
| 2021 | 431,182 ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 387,211 ha | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 311,260 ha | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 345,980 ha | +11.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 345,980 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,722 ha, 7.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 345,980 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +165.7% | 145,154 ha | 385,603 ha |
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 |
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 grassland — burned area in Cameroon?
- Grassland — burned area 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 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 456,793 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,754 ha in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for grassland — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.