Cameroon vs Nigeria: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Cameroon
-116,956 hectares
in 2025
Nigeria
-126,882 hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
216th
Nigeria rank
219th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -116,956 hectares against -126,882 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 9,926 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 216th and Nigeria ranks 219th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -90,251 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 36,632 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -71,756 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 55,127 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -106,368 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 20,515 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2020s | -127,213 hectares | -126,882 hectares | 330.67 hectares | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Cameroon, at -116,956 hectares against -126,882 hectares in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 9,926 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Cameroon ranks 216th and Nigeria ranks 219th 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.