Which has higher exported deforestation, Cameroon or Central African Republic?

Central African Republic, at 9,264 hectares against 8,800 hectares in Cameroon as of 2023.

What is the difference in exported deforestation between Cameroon and Central African Republic?

464 hectares, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Central African Republic?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Central African Republic: Exported deforestation

Cameroon

8,800 hectares

in 2023

Central African Republic

9,264 hectares

in 2023

Cameroon rank

24th

Central African Republic rank

23rd

Exported deforestation over time

Cameroon
Central African Republic

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 9,264 hectares against 8,800 hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 464 hectares.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Central African Republic ranks 23rd of 178 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9,759 hectares	1,398 hectares	8,361 hectares	Cameroon
2010s	12,143 hectares	890.03 hectares	11,253 hectares	Cameroon
2020s	14,110 hectares	4,935 hectares	9,175 hectares	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exported deforestation, Cameroon or Central African Republic?: Central African Republic, at 9,264 hectares against 8,800 hectares in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in exported deforestation between Cameroon and Central African Republic?: 464 hectares, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Central African Republic?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Central African Republic rank globally for exported deforestation?: Cameroon ranks 24th and Central African Republic ranks 23rd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Exported deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.