Cambodia vs Cameroon: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Cambodia

1.53 million hectares

in 2026

Cameroon

1.44 million hectares

in 2026

Cambodia rank

21st

Cameroon rank

23rd

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Cambodia currently reports 1.53 million hectares against 1.44 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 89,770 hectares.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cambodia ranks 21st and Cameroon ranks 23rd of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.