Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Cameroon
0.7035 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.9476 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
38th
Ethiopia rank
36th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.9476 hectares per square kilometre against 0.7035 hectares per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2441 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 38th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8419 hectares per square kilometre | 1.03 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1914 hectares per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.7033 hectares per square kilometre | 1.02 hectares per square kilometre | 0.315 hectares per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.9004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8905 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.9476 hectares per square kilometre against 0.7035 hectares per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.2441 hectares per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 38th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.