Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Cameroon
Cameroon: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 226,068 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 226,068 t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Cameroon peaked at 20.79 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67,150 t, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 28th of 220 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 — Burning crop residues in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.79 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.79 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.79 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.79 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.79 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.79 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.44 million t | +345.9% |
| 1997 | 14.31 million t | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 13.76 million t | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 11.86 million t | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 20.79 million t | +75.3% |
| 2001 | 67,150 t | -99.7% |
| 2002 | 104,331 t | +55.4% |
| 2003 | 398,410 t | +281.9% |
| 2004 | 228,606 t | -42.6% |
| 2005 | 401,359 t | +75.6% |
| 2006 | 221,054 t | -44.9% |
| 2007 | 226,196 t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 624,420 t | +176.1% |
| 2009 | 225,882 t | -63.8% |
| 2010 | 225,736 t | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 343,883 t | +52.3% |
| 2012 | 157,605 t | -54.2% |
| 2013 | 549,423 t | +248.6% |
| 2014 | 258,946 t | -52.9% |
| 2015 | 340,952 t | +31.7% |
| 2016 | 473,376 t | +38.8% |
| 2017 | 435,038 t | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 163,805 t | -62.3% |
| 2019 | 507,469 t | +209.8% |
| 2020 | 781,523 t | +54.0% |
| 2021 | 305,449 t | -60.9% |
| 2022 | 310,224 t | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 185,884 t | -40.1% |
| 2024 | 226,068 t | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.91 million t | 2.79 million t | 14.31 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 million t | 67,150 t | 20.79 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 345,623 t | 157,605 t | 549,423 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 361,830 t | 185,884 t | 781,523 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 25 Australia 441,456 t compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 17,057 t compare
- 26 South Africa 284,029 t compare
- 27 Bangladesh 281,206 t compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0 t
- 29 Portugal 224,474 t compare
- 30 Guyana 223,603 t compare
- 31 Nigeria 208,644 t 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 — burning crop residues in Cameroon?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Cameroon was 226,068 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.79 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,150 t in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Cameroon ranks 28th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.