Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0162 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cameroon, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0162 hectares per person for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0272 hectares per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.01 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0187 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0208 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0235 hectares per person | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0257 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0258 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0272 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0207 hectares per person | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0207 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0197 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0147 hectares per person | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.019 hectares per person | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 0.014 hectares per person | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 0.012 hectares per person | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0187 hectares per person | +56.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 hectares per person | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0135 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.01 hectares per person | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0186 hectares per person | +87.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0174 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0149 hectares per person | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 hectares per person | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0135 hectares per person | +15.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0162 hectares per person | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0229 hectares per person | 0.0187 hectares per person | 0.0272 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0149 hectares per person | 0.01 hectares per person | 0.0197 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 hectares per person | 0.0117 hectares per person | 0.0186 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cameroon?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0162 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0272 hectares per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.