Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Cameroon
Cameroon: Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 11.18 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 11.18 % change on previous year for grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 156.9% on the previous year and up 154.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon peaked at 165.63 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -62.26 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -62.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -107.7% |
| 1998 | 78.17 % change on previous year | +1526.2% |
| 1999 | -39.68 % change on previous year | -150.8% |
| 2000 | 9.43 % change on previous year | -123.8% |
| 2001 | 165.63 % change on previous year | +1656.6% |
| 2002 | -27.09 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 2003 | 9.47 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 2004 | 10.53 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 20.38 % change on previous year | +93.5% |
| 2006 | 4.74 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 2007 | 6.43 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 2008 | -20.34 % change on previous year | -416.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6087 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 2010 | -3.01 % change on previous year | -594.4% |
| 2011 | -22.94 % change on previous year | +662.2% |
| 2012 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 2013 | 30.18 % change on previous year | +787.5% |
| 2014 | -20.41 % change on previous year | -167.6% |
| 2015 | -11.8 % change on previous year | -42.2% |
| 2016 | 49.69 % change on previous year | -521.2% |
| 2017 | -22.9 % change on previous year | -146.1% |
| 2018 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -120.3% |
| 2019 | -21.06 % change on previous year | -553.0% |
| 2020 | 70.55 % change on previous year | -434.9% |
| 2021 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -96.3% |
| 2022 | -10.2 % change on previous year | -488.9% |
| 2023 | -19.63 % change on previous year | +92.4% |
| 2024 | 11.18 % change on previous year | -156.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 11.18 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.93 % change on previous year. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 11.18 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.45 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual 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 | +1656.6% | 9.43 % change on previous year | 165.63 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1526.2% | 4.81 % change on previous year | 78.17 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.11 % change on previous year | -62.26 % change on previous year | 78.17 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.98 % change on previous year | -27.09 % change on previous year | 165.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.42 % change on previous year | -22.94 % change on previous year | 49.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9 % change on previous year | -19.63 % change on previous year | 70.55 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 64 Guatemala 13.6 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12.26 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Sudan (former) 11.55 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Colombia 9.16 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Angola 7.74 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Guinea 7.45 % change on previous year 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon?
- Grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon was 11.18 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 165.63 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.26 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Cameroon ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Grassland — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.