Cameroon Flood Event on Sep 26 2025: Estimated Population and Cropland Impact

380,999 people and 100,561 hectares of cropland were affected by a flood in Cameroon on September 26, 2025. The data is provided by the World Food Programme's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system for humanitarian emergencies. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Estimate humanitarian aid needs based on the reported affected population of 380,999 people.
• Assess agricultural damage and food security implications based on the reported 100,561 hectares of affected cropland.
• Map the geographic extent of the flood event using the provided GEOTIFF raster data.
• Integrate with other socio-economic datasets for vulnerability analysis based on the ADAM system's stated purpose.

Strengths

• Provides specific impact estimates: 380,999 people and 100,561 hectares of cropland affected.
• Sourced from an operational humanitarian system (WFP ADAM) designed for rapid analysis.
• Data is geospatial (GEOTIFF format), enabling mapping and spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality and methodology require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by the WFP ADAM system following a sudden-onset emergency.

Time Range

Event date: September 26, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:10:37.185215; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cameroon