Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.6585 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 0.6585 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.9663 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2491 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6601 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.6601 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6601 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6601 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6601 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6601 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2491 ha per square kilometre | -62.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2611 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4652 ha per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2806 ha per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3071 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8157 ha per square kilometre | +165.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5949 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6514 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7201 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8667 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9077 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9663 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7696 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.774 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7508 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5786 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5985 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7787 ha per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6199 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5468 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8184 ha per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 0.631 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6602 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5212 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8892 ha per square kilometre | +70.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9121 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8191 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6585 ha per square kilometre | -19.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.6585 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0877 ha per square kilometre, 7.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.6585 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.04 ha per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.3071 ha per square kilometre | 0.8157 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5217 ha per square kilometre | 0.2491 ha per square kilometre | 0.6601 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7374 ha per square kilometre | 0.3071 ha per square kilometre | 0.9663 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6504 ha per square kilometre | 0.5212 ha per square kilometre | 0.8184 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8197 ha per square kilometre | 0.6585 ha per square kilometre | 0.9121 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 33 Ethiopia 0.8794 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0.7893 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nicaragua 0.6776 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Malawi 0.6495 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Honduras 0.4479 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Myanmar 0.4243 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.6585 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9663 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2491 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.