Cameroon vs Tanzania: Drivers of deforestation
Cameroon
9,395 hectares
in 2023
Tanzania
11,494 hectares
in 2023
Cameroon rank
24th
Tanzania rank
22nd
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Cameroon
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 11,494 hectares against 9,395 hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 2,099 hectares.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 166 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,760 hectares | 1,261 hectares | 2,499 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 8,429 hectares | 1,676 hectares | 6,753 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 9,395 hectares | 8,567 hectares | 827.13 hectares | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Cameroon or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 11,494 hectares against 9,395 hectares in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Cameroon and Tanzania?
- 2,099 hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.