Cameroon vs Réunion: Forest land — Area

Cameroon
19,143 1000 ha
in 2025
Réunion
77.15 1000 ha
in 2025
Cameroon rank
35th
Réunion rank
35th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Cameroon
  • Réunion
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 19,143 1000 ha against 77.15 1000 ha in Réunion, a difference of 19,066 1000 ha.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 248.1 times Réunion's.

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

Cameroon ranks 35th and Réunion ranks 35th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Réunion Difference Ahead
1990s 22,094 1000 ha 69.31 1000 ha 22,025 1000 ha Cameroon
2000s 21,284 1000 ha 72.33 1000 ha 21,212 1000 ha Cameroon
2010s 20,526 1000 ha 75.64 1000 ha 20,450 1000 ha Cameroon
2020s 19,436 1000 ha 77.11 1000 ha 19,358 1000 ha Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Cameroon or Réunion?
Cameroon, at 19,143 1000 ha against 77.15 1000 ha in Réunion as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Cameroon and Réunion?
19,066 1000 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Réunion?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Réunion rank globally for forest land — area?
Cameroon ranks 35th and Réunion ranks 35th 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.