Cameroon vs Paraguay: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cameroon
2.18 million hectares
in 2024
Paraguay
1.94 million hectares
in 2024
Cameroon rank
31st
Paraguay rank
33rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cameroon
- Paraguay
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.18 million hectares against 1.94 million hectares in Paraguay, a difference of 241,880 hectares.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 31st and Paraguay ranks 33rd of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.24 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.81 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 844,503 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.44 million hectares | 2.46 million hectares | 19,484 hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cameroon or Paraguay?
- Cameroon, at 2.18 million hectares against 1.94 million hectares in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cameroon and Paraguay?
- 241,880 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Paraguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Paraguay rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cameroon ranks 31st and Paraguay ranks 33rd 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.