Other forest: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other forest: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 117.51 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon is 117.51 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 244.8% on the previous year and up 1,235.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon peaked at 395.58 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -92.76 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Cameroon 21st out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest: 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 | 234.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 1998 | 61.58 % change on previous year | +1355.5% |
| 1999 | 23.68 % change on previous year | -61.6% |
| 2000 | -31.26 % change on previous year | -232.0% |
| 2001 | -92.76 % change on previous year | +196.7% |
| 2002 | -72.41 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 325 % change on previous year | -548.8% |
| 2004 | -23.04 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 2005 | -50.32 % change on previous year | +118.4% |
| 2006 | 35.9 % change on previous year | -171.3% |
| 2007 | -12.27 % change on previous year | -134.2% |
| 2008 | -51.61 % change on previous year | +320.8% |
| 2009 | -20 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 2010 | 22.22 % change on previous year | -211.1% |
| 2011 | 43.18 % change on previous year | +94.3% |
| 2012 | -19.04 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 2013 | 13.73 % change on previous year | -172.1% |
| 2014 | -10.35 % change on previous year | -175.4% |
| 2015 | 46.16 % change on previous year | -546.1% |
| 2016 | 157.89 % change on previous year | +242.1% |
| 2017 | -70.41 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 2018 | -60.34 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 195.65 % change on previous year | -424.2% |
| 2020 | 395.58 % change on previous year | +102.2% |
| 2021 | -73.89 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 2022 | 140.9 % change on previous year | -290.7% |
| 2023 | -81.13 % change on previous year | -157.6% |
| 2024 | 117.51 % change on previous year | -244.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 117.51 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -97.62 % change on previous year. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 117.51 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -100 % change on previous year. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.01 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 234.57 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7231 % change on previous year | -92.76 % change on previous year | 325 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.87 % change on previous year | -70.41 % change on previous year | 195.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.79 % change on previous year | -81.13 % change on previous year | 395.58 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 18 Zimbabwe 122.23 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 120 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Philippines 118.67 % change on previous year compare
- 22 New Zealand 114.2 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Serbia and Montenegro 100.08 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Burundi 100 % 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 other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon?
- Other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cameroon was 117.51 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 395.58 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -92.76 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,235.6%. 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 — 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 Other forest — 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
- Other forest — 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 Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.