Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 1.9 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.9 ha per square kilometre for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 9.66 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.9 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.02 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 4.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.12 ha per square kilometre | +72.9% |
| 1999 | 3.41 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 2.85 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 6.31 ha per square kilometre | +121.6% |
| 2002 | 6.99 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 9.66 ha per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2004 | 5.47 ha per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 8.96 ha per square kilometre | +63.9% |
| 2006 | 5.9 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2007 | 5.02 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 6.06 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 5.1 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 5.41 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 4 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 3.52 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 2.87 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 2.72 ha per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2017 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2021 | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.9 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0118 ha per square kilometre, 160.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.9 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2315 ha per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | 4.12 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 ha per square kilometre | 2.85 ha per square kilometre | 9.66 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | 5.41 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 1.9 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.66 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.