Cameroon vs Zambia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Cameroon
-116,956 hectares
in 2025
Zambia
-97,156 hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
216th
Zambia rank
214th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Cameroon
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -97,156 hectares against -116,956 hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 19,800 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 216th and Zambia ranks 214th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -90,251 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 54,451 hectares | Zambia |
| 2000s | -71,756 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 35,956 hectares | Zambia |
| 2010s | -106,368 hectares | -129,272 hectares | 22,904 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2020s | -127,213 hectares | -94,131 hectares | 33,081 hectares | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at -97,156 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 Zambia?
- 19,800 hectares, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Cameroon ranks 216th and Zambia ranks 214th 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.