Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Cameroon
-116,956 hectares
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
-80,822 hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
216th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
213th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Cameroon
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports -80,822 hectares against -116,956 hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 36,134 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 216th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Cote d'Ivoire in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -90,251 hectares | -213,448 hectares | 123,197 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -71,756 hectares | -126,178 hectares | 54,422 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -106,368 hectares | -88,200 hectares | 18,169 hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | -127,213 hectares | -76,361 hectares | 50,852 hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
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, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at -80,822 hectares against -116,956 hectares in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 36,134 hectares, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Cameroon ranks 216th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th 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.