Cameroon vs Western Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Cameroon
19,022 1000 ha
in 2025
Western Europe
25,228 1000 ha
in 2025
Cameroon rank
32nd
Western Europe rank
32nd

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Cameroon
  • Western Europe
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072025

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 25,228 1000 ha against 19,022 1000 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 6,206 1000 ha.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 32nd and Western Europe ranks 32nd of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 22,074 1000 ha 22,622 1000 ha 547.4 1000 ha Western Europe
2000s 21,254 1000 ha 23,547 1000 ha 2,293 1000 ha Western Europe
2010s 20,464 1000 ha 24,305 1000 ha 3,841 1000 ha Western Europe
2020s 19,314 1000 ha 25,009 1000 ha 5,694 1000 ha Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Cameroon or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 25,228 1000 ha against 19,022 1000 ha in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Cameroon and Western Europe?
6,206 1000 ha, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Western Europe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Western Europe rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Western Europe ranks 32nd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.