Savanna fires — Burned Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 1.36 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in Cameroon is 1.36 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Cameroon peaked at 5.03 million ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.24 million ha, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 30th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.16 million ha | 2.69 million ha | 4.56 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.69 million ha | 2.81 million ha | 5.03 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million ha | 1.28 million ha | 2.95 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 million ha | 1.24 million ha | 1.88 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Cameroon?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Cameroon was 1.36 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 million ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million ha in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 Savanna fires — 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.