What is the lowest annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 4,348 in 2026.

How does Cameroon rank for annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires?

Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 248 countries with data for 2026.

Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Name: Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in Cameroon
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Cameroon: Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires was 4,348 in 2026. ▼ Falling

Latest (2026)

4,348

Change on year

down 46.7%

World rank

22nd

of 248 countries

All-time high

14,843

in 2020

All-time low

4,348

in 2026

Years of data

2012–2026

Source: Our World in Data.

Cameroon recorded 4,348 for annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 46.7% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in Cameroon peaked at 14,843 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,348, in 2026.

Cameroon ranks 22nd of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	10,777	7,452	12,712	8
2020s	10,397	4,348	14,843	7

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 15.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 409.28 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 4,583 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 287.06 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 5,729 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 16.98 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 2.47 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 9,946 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 427.48 (2050)

What is annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in Cameroon?: Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires in Cameroon was 4,348 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 14,843 in 2020.
What is the lowest annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 4,348 in 2026.
How does Cameroon rank for annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires?: Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
Is annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt per wildfire vs number of fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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