Cameroon vs Northern Africa: Forest land — Area

Cameroon
19,143 1000 ha
in 2025
Northern Africa
30,793 1000 ha
in 2025
Cameroon rank
35th
Northern Africa rank
32nd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Cameroon
  • Northern Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 30,793 1000 ha against 19,143 1000 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 11,650 1000 ha.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.6 times Cameroon's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 35th and Northern Africa ranks 32nd of 231 countries.

Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 22,094 1000 ha 43,262 1000 ha 21,168 1000 ha Northern Africa
2000s 21,284 1000 ha 41,515 1000 ha 20,232 1000 ha Northern Africa
2010s 20,526 1000 ha 34,081 1000 ha 13,555 1000 ha Northern Africa
2020s 19,436 1000 ha 31,238 1000 ha 11,802 1000 ha Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Cameroon or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 30,793 1000 ha against 19,143 1000 ha in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Cameroon and Northern Africa?
11,650 1000 ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Northern Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Northern Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
Cameroon ranks 35th and Northern Africa ranks 32nd 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.