Cameroon vs Myanmar: Forest land — Share in Land area

Cameroon
40.74 %
in 2024
Myanmar
41.96 %
in 2024
Cameroon rank
87th
Myanmar rank
84th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Cameroon
  • Myanmar
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 41.96 % against 40.74 % in Cameroon, a difference of 1.22 %.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 87th and Myanmar ranks 84th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 46.74 % 57.01 % 10.27 % Myanmar
2000s 45.02 % 51 % 5.97 % Myanmar
2010s 43.42 % 46.15 % 2.73 % Myanmar
2020s 41.24 % 42.85 % 1.61 % Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Cameroon or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 41.96 % against 40.74 % in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Cameroon and Myanmar?
1.22 %, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Myanmar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Myanmar rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Cameroon ranks 87th and Myanmar ranks 84th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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.