Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, other forest — burned area, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0001 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 111.9% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0048 ha per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 53rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0009 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 ha per person | +221.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.004 ha per person | +57.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 ha per person | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -92.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | -73.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | +313.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -51.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -53.0% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | +150.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -71.2% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -61.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | +187.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | +382.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -74.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | +134.7% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | -81.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | +111.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per person, 58.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +382.3% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 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 other forest — burned area, per capita in Cameroon?
- Other forest — burned area, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 ha per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for other forest — burned area, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.