Grassland — Burning crop residues in Cameroon
Cameroon: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 1.80 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.80 million t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Cameroon peaked at 2.37 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 612,322 t, in 1996.
Cameroon ranks 34th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.62 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 612,322 t | -62.3% |
| 1997 | 641,758 t | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million t | +78.2% |
| 1999 | 689,765 t | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 754,801 t | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 2.00 million t | +165.6% |
| 2002 | 1.46 million t | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million t | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million t | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 2.13 million t | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 2.23 million t | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.37 million t | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million t | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 1.90 million t | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.85 million t | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.42 million t | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 1.47 million t | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.91 million t | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 1.52 million t | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million t | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 2.01 million t | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million t | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 1.62 million t | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million t | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 2.18 million t | +70.5% |
| 2021 | 2.24 million t | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.01 million t | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 1.62 million t | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 1.80 million t | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 million t | 612,322 t | 1.62 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million t | 754,801 t | 2.37 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million t | 1.28 million t | 2.01 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 million t | 1.62 million t | 2.24 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Cameroon?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Cameroon was 1.80 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 612,322 t in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.