Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0013 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.2324 ha per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0411 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0399 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0388 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0377 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0366 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0357 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1546 ha per person | +333.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1731 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1621 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1361 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2324 ha per person | +70.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 ha per person | -99.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 ha per person | +55.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 ha per person | +262.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 ha per person | -42.6% |
| 2005 | 0.004 ha per person | +67.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 ha per person | -45.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 ha per person | +165.3% |
| 2009 | 0.002 ha per person | -64.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 ha per person | +49.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 ha per person | -55.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 ha per person | +235.6% |
| 2014 | 0.002 ha per person | -53.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 ha per person | +34.9% |
| 2017 | 0.003 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 ha per person | -63.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 ha per person | +202.1% |
| 2020 | 0.005 ha per person | +50.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 ha per person | -61.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 ha per person | -40.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 ha per person | +17.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 250.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 14.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0856 ha per person | 0.0357 ha per person | 0.1731 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0257 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.2324 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 32 Cuba 0.0015 ha per person compare
- 33 Costa Rica 0.0014 ha per person compare
- 34 New Caledonia 0.0014 ha per person compare
- 36 South Africa 0.0012 ha per person compare
- 37 Papua New Guinea 0.0012 ha per person compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 0.0011 ha per person 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Cameroon?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2324 ha per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.