Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Burkina Faso
-119,860 hectares
in 2025
Cameroon
-116,956 hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
217th
Cameroon rank
216th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -116,956 hectares against -119,860 hectares in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2,904 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 217th and Cameroon ranks 216th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -192,114 hectares | -90,251 hectares | 101,863 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -140,090 hectares | -71,756 hectares | 68,334 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -121,305 hectares | -106,368 hectares | 14,936 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2020s | -119,860 hectares | -127,213 hectares | 7,353 hectares | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at -116,956 hectares against -119,860 hectares in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 2,904 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Burkina Faso ranks 217th and Cameroon ranks 216th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.