Cameroon vs Congo: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Cameroon
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 21,854 1000 ha against 19,143 1000 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 2,711 1000 ha.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Congo ranks 33rd of 231 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,094 1000 ha | 22,201 1000 ha | 107.13 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2000s | 21,284 1000 ha | 22,081 1000 ha | 797.15 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2010s | 20,526 1000 ha | 21,918 1000 ha | 1,392 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2020s | 19,436 1000 ha | 21,819 1000 ha | 2,383 1000 ha | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Cameroon or Congo?
- Congo, at 21,854 1000 ha against 19,143 1000 ha in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Cameroon and Congo?
- 2,711 1000 ha, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for forest land — area?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Congo ranks 33rd of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.