Argentina vs Cameroon: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Argentina
1.88 million hectares
in 2024
Cameroon
2.18 million hectares
in 2024
Argentina rank
34th
Cameroon rank
31st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Argentina
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.18 million hectares against 1.88 million hectares in Argentina, a difference of 301,320 hectares.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cameroon ahead.
Argentina ranks 34th and Cameroon ranks 31st of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.46 million hectares | 5.24 million hectares | 778,298 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.04 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | 235,479 hectares | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.36 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 922,788 hectares | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Argentina or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 2.18 million hectares against 1.88 million hectares in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Argentina and Cameroon?
- 301,320 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cameroon?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Cameroon rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Argentina ranks 34th and Cameroon ranks 31st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.