Cameroon vs Mali: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Cameroon
-116,956 hectares
in 2025
Mali
-100,546 hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
216th
Mali rank
215th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Cameroon
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports -100,546 hectares against -116,956 hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 16,410 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 216th and Mali ranks 215th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -90,251 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 10,295 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -71,756 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 28,790 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -106,368 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 5,822 hectares | Mali |
| 2020s | -127,213 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 26,667 hectares | Mali |
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 Mali?
- Mali, at -100,546 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 Mali?
- 16,410 hectares, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Cameroon ranks 216th and Mali ranks 215th 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.