Cameroon vs Honduras: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year
Cameroon
3.0%
in 2026
Honduras
2.9%
in 2026
Cameroon rank
20th
Honduras rank
22nd
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year over time
- Cameroon
- Honduras
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Honduras, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 20th and Honduras ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.9% | 0.0% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year, Cameroon or Honduras?
- Cameroon, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Honduras as of 2026.
- What is the difference in share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year between Cameroon and Honduras?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Honduras?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2026.
- How do Cameroon and Honduras rank globally for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Cameroon ranks 20th and Honduras ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total area consumed by wildfires is recorded for each fire event, even if fires occur in the same location multiple times. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 28 August 2026.