Cameroon vs Myanmar: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cameroon
2.18 million hectares
in 2024
Myanmar
2.66 million hectares
in 2024
Cameroon rank
31st
Myanmar rank
29th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cameroon
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 2.66 million hectares against 2.18 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 476,670 hectares.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 29th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.24 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.81 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | 413,742 hectares | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 2.44 million hectares | 2.99 million hectares | 556,346 hectares | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cameroon or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 2.66 million hectares against 2.18 million hectares in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cameroon and Myanmar?
- 476,670 hectares, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Myanmar?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Myanmar rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cameroon ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 29th 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.