Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0119 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0119 ha per person for grassland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0275 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 ha per person, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 40th out of 187 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.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0275 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0267 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.026 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0253 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0246 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0239 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 ha per person | -63.3% |
| 1997 | 0.009 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 ha per person | +73.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0091 ha per person | -41.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0252 ha per person | +158.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0179 ha per person | -29.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0191 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0205 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.024 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0244 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0253 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0196 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0191 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.018 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0172 ha per person | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0114 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0165 ha per person | +45.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0097 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 0.016 ha per person | +66.0% |
| 2021 | 0.016 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.014 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.011 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0119 ha per person | +8.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0119 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 ha per person, 5.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0119 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +158.8% | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.0252 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0196 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0275 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.0253 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.011 ha per person | 0.016 ha per person | 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, per capita in Cameroon?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0119 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0275 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.