Cameroon vs Nigeria: Exported deforestation

Cameroon
8,800 hectares
in 2023
Nigeria
7,031 hectares
in 2023
Cameroon rank
24th
Nigeria rank
27th

Exported deforestation over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k200520142023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 8,800 hectares against 7,031 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 1,769 hectares.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 178 countries.

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About this data

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
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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.