Cameroon vs Congo: Forest area
Cameroon
19,143 ha th
in 2025
Congo
21,854 ha th
in 2025
Cameroon rank
32nd
Congo rank
30th
Forest area over time
- Cameroon
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 21,854 ha th against 19,143 ha th in Cameroon, a difference of 2,711 ha th.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Congo ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,500 ha th | 22,255 ha th | 245 ha th | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 21,598 ha th | 22,135 ha th | 537.5 ha th | Congo |
| 2010s | 20,760 ha th | 21,964 ha th | 1,204 ha th | Congo |
| 2020s | 19,436 ha th | 21,819 ha th | 2,383 ha th | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cameroon or Congo?
- Congo, at 21,854 ha th against 19,143 ha th in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cameroon and Congo?
- 2,711 ha th, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd and Congo ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.