Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0674 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 0.0674 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 39.2% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 7.33 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0237 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 33rd 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 square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9848 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.9848 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9848 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9848 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9848 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9848 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.39 ha per square kilometre | +345.4% |
| 1997 | 5.05 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 4.85 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 4.18 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 7.33 ha per square kilometre | +75.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | -99.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1408 ha per square kilometre | +272.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1427 ha per square kilometre | +71.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0793 ha per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0812 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2216 ha per square kilometre | +173.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | -63.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0799 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1232 ha per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | -54.4% |
| 2013 | 0.194 ha per square kilometre | +245.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0925 ha per square kilometre | -52.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1216 ha per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 0.169 ha per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1546 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1799 ha per square kilometre | +210.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2774 ha per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | -60.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1109 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0674 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0051 ha per square kilometre, 13.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0674 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 16.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | 0.9848 ha per square kilometre | 5.05 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8222 ha per square kilometre | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | 7.33 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1229 ha per square kilometre | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | 0.194 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1411 ha per square kilometre | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | 0.2774 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 30 Dominican Republic 0.0804 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Brazil 0.0784 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Chile 0.0722 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guyana 0.0651 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Eswatini 0.0648 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Uganda 0.0628 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.0674 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.33 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0237 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody 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
Woody 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.