Cameroon vs Sudan: Forest area
Cameroon
19.14 million hectares
in 2025
Sudan
21.98 million hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
33rd
Sudan rank
30th
Forest area over time
- Cameroon
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 21.98 million hectares against 19.14 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 2.84 million hectares.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 30th of 235 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.09 million hectares | 27.29 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | Sudan |
| 2000s | 21.28 million hectares | 25.55 million hectares | 4.27 million hectares | Sudan |
| 2010s | 20.53 million hectares | 23.81 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | Sudan |
| 2020s | 19.44 million hectares | 22.42 million hectares | 2.98 million hectares | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cameroon or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 21.98 million hectares against 19.14 million hectares in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cameroon and Sudan?
- 2.84 million hectares, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 30th 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.