Algeria vs Cameroon: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Algeria
0.5%
in 2020
Cameroon
0.6%
in 2020
Algeria rank
28th
Cameroon rank
25th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Algeria
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 28th and Cameroon ranks 25th of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Algeria or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Algeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Algeria and Cameroon?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cameroon?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Cameroon rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Algeria ranks 28th and Cameroon ranks 25th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.