Cameroon vs Congo: Forest land — Area

Cameroon
19,143 1000 ha
in 2025
Congo
21,854 1000 ha
in 2025
Cameroon rank
35th
Congo rank
33rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Cameroon
  • Congo
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k199020072025

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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.