Cameroon vs Guyana: Forest area
Cameroon
19.14 million hectares
in 2025
Guyana
18.38 million hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
33rd
Guyana rank
36th
Forest area over time
- Cameroon
- Guyana
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 19.14 million hectares against 18.38 million hectares in Guyana, a difference of 766,000 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Guyana ranks 36th of 235 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.09 million hectares | 18.59 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 21.28 million hectares | 18.54 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 20.53 million hectares | 18.47 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 19.44 million hectares | 18.40 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cameroon or Guyana?
- Cameroon, at 19.14 million hectares against 18.38 million hectares in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cameroon and Guyana?
- 766,000 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guyana?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Guyana rank globally for forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Guyana ranks 36th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.