Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) was 1.85 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.85 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Cameroon peaked at 7.13 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.7 kt, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 30th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.78 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.78 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.78 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.78 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.78 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.78 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.65 kt | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 5 kt | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 6.45 kt | +29.2% |
| 1999 | 5.35 kt | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 6.79 kt | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 4.82 kt | -28.9% |
| 2002 | 5.19 kt | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 7.13 kt | +37.4% |
| 2004 | 4.22 kt | -40.9% |
| 2005 | 6.76 kt | +60.3% |
| 2006 | 4.61 kt | -31.7% |
| 2007 | 4.03 kt | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 4.74 kt | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 3.99 kt | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 4.19 kt | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 3.15 kt | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 2.79 kt | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 2.51 kt | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 2.31 kt | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.76 kt | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 2.41 kt | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 2.11 kt | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.99 kt | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.86 kt | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.57 kt | +37.8% |
| 2021 | 2.13 kt | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 2.37 kt | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 1.7 kt | -28.4% |
| 2024 | 1.85 kt | +8.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.85 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1364 kt, 13.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.85 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 kt, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.41 kt | 3.78 kt | 6.45 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.23 kt | 3.99 kt | 7.13 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 kt | 1.76 kt | 4.19 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 kt | 1.7 kt | 2.57 kt | 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 savanna fires — emissions in Cameroon?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Cameroon was 1.85 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 kt in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 (N2O). 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.