Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.004 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 0.004 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.0117 hectares per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 39th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0038 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 hectares per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre | +161.3% |
| 2014 | 0.003 hectares per square kilometre | -58.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre | +116.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 hectares per square kilometre | +529.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 hectares per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 0.004 hectares per square kilometre | +15.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +529.3% | 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0117 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0117 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 36 Bahamas 0.0043 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 37 Madagascar 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 38 Guinea 0.0042 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 40 Ethiopia 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 41 Laos 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 42 Central African Republic 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.004 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0117 hectares per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.