Cameroon vs Malaysia: Forest area
Cameroon
19.14 million hectares
in 2025
Malaysia
18.88 million hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
35th
Forest area over time
- Cameroon
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 19.14 million hectares against 18.88 million hectares in Malaysia, a difference of 258,500 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 235 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.09 million hectares | 20.20 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 21.28 million hectares | 19.36 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 20.53 million hectares | 19.25 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 19.44 million hectares | 19.03 million hectares | 400,900 hectares | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cameroon or Malaysia?
- Cameroon, at 19.14 million hectares against 18.88 million hectares in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cameroon and Malaysia?
- 258,500 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Malaysia rank globally for forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 35th 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.