Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) was 0.2028 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 0.2028 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.7893 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.146 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 16th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3187 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.3187 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3187 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3187 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3187 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3187 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2283 ha per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2163 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5658 ha per square kilometre | +161.6% |
| 1999 | 0.353 ha per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2898 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2716 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2616 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7893 ha per square kilometre | +201.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3552 ha per square kilometre | -55.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7541 ha per square kilometre | +112.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2602 ha per square kilometre | -65.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2697 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3834 ha per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2428 ha per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3409 ha per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3202 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2727 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2734 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.146 ha per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1564 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2545 ha per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2286 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1803 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3865 ha per square kilometre | +114.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5177 ha per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2283 ha per square kilometre | -55.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3028 ha per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2028 ha per square kilometre | -33.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2028 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.006 ha per square kilometre, 34.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3276 ha per square kilometre | 0.2163 ha per square kilometre | 0.5658 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3878 ha per square kilometre | 0.2428 ha per square kilometre | 0.7893 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2559 ha per square kilometre | 0.146 ha per square kilometre | 0.3865 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3129 ha per square kilometre | 0.2028 ha per square kilometre | 0.5177 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 0.3331 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Malawi 0.3012 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bahamas 0.2525 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Brazil 0.1857 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Cuba 0.1636 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Guatemala 0.1398 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.2028 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7893 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.146 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.