Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cameroon

Cameroon: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 970.96 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
970.96 kt
Change on year
down 28.4%
World rank
34th
of 221 countries
All-time high
4,076 kt
in 2003
All-time low
970.96 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cameroon, 1990–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 2.2k kt1991: 2.2k kt1992: 2.2k kt1993: 2.2k kt1994: 2.2k kt1995: 2.2k kt1996: 2.7k kt1997: 2.9k kt1998: 3.7k kt1999: 3.1k kt2000: 3.9k kt2001: 2.8k kt2002: 3.0k kt2003: 4.1k kt2004: 2.4k kt2005: 3.9k kt2006: 2.6k kt2007: 2.3k kt2008: 2.7k kt2009: 2.3k kt2010: 2.4k kt2011: 1.8k kt2012: 1.6k kt2013: 1.4k kt2014: 1.3k kt2015: 1.0k kt2016: 1.4k kt2017: 1.2k kt2018: 1.1k kt2019: 1.1k kt2020: 1.5k kt2021: 1.2k kt2022: 1.4k kt2023: 971 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 970.96 kt for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon peaked at 4,076 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 970.96 kt, in 2023.

Cameroon ranks 34th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,523 kt 2,161 kt 3,689 kt 10
2000s 2,988 kt 2,280 kt 4,076 kt 10
2010s 1,434 kt 1,007 kt 2,398 kt 10
2020s 1,253 kt 970.96 kt 1,468 kt 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 31 Uganda 1,034 kt compare
  2. 32 Cambodia 1,019 kt compare
  3. 33 Myanmar 971.38 kt compare
  4. 35 Mongolia 950 kt compare
  5. 36 Mexico 721.68 kt compare
  6. 37 Indonesia 592.64 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Cameroon was 970.96 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 4,076 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 970.96 kt in 2023.
How does Cameroon rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Cameroon ranks 34th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf