Cameroon vs Central African Republic: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Cameroon
0.004 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Central African Republic
0.0036 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
39th
Central African Republic rank
42nd

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.004 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Cameroon ranks 39th and Central African Republic ranks 42nd of 206 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Central African Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 0.0051 hectares per square kilometre 0.004 hectares per square kilometre 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Central African Republic?
Cameroon, at 0.004 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Central African Republic?
0.0004 hectares per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Central African Republic?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Central African Republic rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 39th and Central African Republic ranks 42nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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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Indicator
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Wildfire area burned 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.