Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 3.02 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cameroon, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.02 for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.2% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cameroon peaked at 9.23 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.02, in 2026.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.98 | 4.52 | 8.42 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.8 | 3.02 | 9.23 | 7 |
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 share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cameroon?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cameroon was 3.02 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.23 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 in 2026.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 229 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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 Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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