Cameroon vs Mozambique: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area

Cameroon
0.6%
in 2020
Mozambique
0.8%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
25th
Mozambique rank
22nd

Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mozambique
0.20.40.60.8199020052020

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Cameroon ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 105 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% Mozambique
2000s 0.3% 0.7% 0.4% Mozambique
2010s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Mozambique
2020s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Cameroon or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Cameroon and Mozambique?
0.2%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mozambique?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Mozambique rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
Cameroon ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 525 data points, 1990–2020
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Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.