Cameroon vs Myanmar: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Cameroon
394,156 hectares
in 2024
Myanmar
319,949 hectares
in 2024
Cameroon rank
35th
Myanmar rank
38th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Cameroon
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 394,156 hectares against 319,949 hectares in Myanmar, a difference of 74,207 hectares.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 35th and Myanmar ranks 38th of 225 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
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
225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.