Cameroon vs Madagascar: Annual change in forest area
Cameroon
-116,956 hectares
in 2025
Madagascar
-124,278 hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
216th
Madagascar rank
218th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -116,956 hectares against -124,278 hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 7,322 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.
Cameroon ranks 216th and Madagascar ranks 218th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -90,251 hectares | -66,278 hectares | 23,973 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -71,756 hectares | -102,757 hectares | 31,001 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -106,368 hectares | -138,917 hectares | 32,549 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2020s | -127,213 hectares | -123,636 hectares | 3,577 hectares | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Cameroon, at -116,956 hectares against -124,278 hectares in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 7,322 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 216th and Madagascar ranks 218th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.