Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 90,512 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — burned area in Cameroon stood at 90,512 ha.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in Cameroon peaked at 373,102 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 69,012 ha, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 150,671 ha | — |
| 1991 | 150,671 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 150,671 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 150,671 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 150,671 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 150,671 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 107,923 ha | -28.4% |
| 1997 | 102,233 ha | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 267,437 ha | +161.6% |
| 1999 | 166,848 ha | -37.6% |
| 2000 | 136,970 ha | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 128,366 ha | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 123,640 ha | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 373,102 ha | +201.8% |
| 2004 | 167,923 ha | -55.0% |
| 2005 | 356,473 ha | +112.3% |
| 2006 | 123,020 ha | -65.5% |
| 2007 | 127,488 ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 181,258 ha | +42.2% |
| 2009 | 114,770 ha | -36.7% |
| 2010 | 161,149 ha | +40.4% |
| 2011 | 151,382 ha | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 128,921 ha | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 129,239 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69,012 ha | -46.6% |
| 2015 | 73,927 ha | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 120,285 ha | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 108,038 ha | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 85,235 ha | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 182,692 ha | +114.3% |
| 2020 | 244,715 ha | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 107,910 ha | -55.9% |
| 2022 | 143,132 ha | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 95,855 ha | -33.0% |
| 2024 | 90,512 ha | -5.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 90,512 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.74 ha, 2117.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 90,512 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 331.37 ha, 273.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154,847 ha | 102,233 ha | 267,437 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,301 ha | 114,770 ha | 373,102 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,988 ha | 69,012 ha | 182,692 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 136,425 ha | 90,512 ha | 244,715 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 humid tropical forest — burned area in Cameroon?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area in Cameroon was 90,512 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 373,102 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,012 ha in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. 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.