Cameroon vs Guinea: Consumption-based deforestation per person
Cameroon
15.02 square meters
in 2023
Guinea
16.14 square meters
in 2023
Cameroon rank
19th
Guinea rank
17th
Consumption-based deforestation per person over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 16.14 square meters against 15.02 square meters in Cameroon, a difference of 1.12 square meters.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Guinea ranks 17th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.93 square meters | 3.98 square meters | 6.95 square meters | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 9.62 square meters | 15.11 square meters | 5.49 square meters | Guinea |
| 2020s | 16.3 square meters | 16.87 square meters | 0.5697 square meters | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based deforestation per person, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 16.14 square meters against 15.02 square meters in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based deforestation per person between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 1.12 square meters, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Guinea ranks 17th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.