Cameroon vs Thailand: Forest area
Cameroon
19.14 million hectares
in 2025
Thailand
19.65 million hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
33rd
Thailand rank
32nd
Forest area over time
- Cameroon
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 19.65 million hectares against 19.14 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 504,300 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 32nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.09 million hectares | 20.20 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 21.28 million hectares | 20.13 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 20.53 million hectares | 20.13 million hectares | 400,000 hectares | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 19.44 million hectares | 19.99 million hectares | 556,917 hectares | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cameroon or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 19.65 million hectares against 19.14 million hectares in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cameroon and Thailand?
- 504,300 hectares, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Thailand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Thailand rank globally for forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 32nd 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.