Number of state-based conflicts in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of state-based conflicts was 2 conflicts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of state-based 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 2 conflicts for number of state-based conflicts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of state-based conflicts in Cameroon peaked at 2 conflicts in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 conflicts, in 1989.
That places Cameroon 2nd 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.
Number of state-based conflicts in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | conflicts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1990 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1991 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1992 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1993 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1994 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1995 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1996 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1997 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1998 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1999 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2000 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2001 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2002 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2003 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2004 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2005 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2006 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2007 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2008 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2009 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2010 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2011 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2012 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2013 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2014 | 1 conflicts | — |
| 2015 | 2 conflicts | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 conflicts | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2018 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2019 | 1 conflicts | — |
| 2020 | 0 conflicts | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 conflicts | — |
| 2022 | 0 conflicts | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2024 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2025 | 2 conflicts | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More social development data for Cameroon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0137 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of state-based conflicts in Cameroon?
- Number of state-based conflicts in Cameroon was 2 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 state-based conflicts recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2 conflicts in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of state-based conflicts recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 conflicts in 1989.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of state-based conflicts?
- Cameroon ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of state-based 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 state-based conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Included are internationalized intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.