Number of armed conflicts in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of armed conflicts was 3 conflicts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of armed conflicts in Cameroon, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in conflicts.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3 conflicts for number of armed conflicts in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of armed conflicts in Cameroon peaked at 4 conflicts in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 conflicts, in 1989.
That places Cameroon 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 3 conflicts | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 conflicts | 3 conflicts | 4 conflicts | 6 |
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More social development data for Cameroon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 140,366 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.336 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.509 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.114 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.093 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.509 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of armed conflicts in Cameroon?
- Number of armed conflicts in Cameroon was 3 conflicts in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of armed conflicts recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4 conflicts in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of armed conflicts recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 conflicts in 1989.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of armed conflicts?
- Cameroon ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of armed conflicts rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Included is one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.