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Cameroon vs China: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Cameroon
65,591 hectares
in 2024
China
61,996 hectares
in 2024
Cameroon rank
25th
China rank
26th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Cameroon
  • China
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 65,591 hectares against 61,996 hectares in China, a difference of 3,595 hectares.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was China ahead.

Cameroon ranks 25th and China ranks 26th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
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Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.