Cameroon vs Southern Asia: Primary Forest — Area

Cameroon
3,557 1000 ha
in 2025
Southern Asia
14,502 1000 ha
in 2025
Cameroon rank
23rd
Southern Asia rank
20th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Cameroon
  • Southern Asia
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 14,502 1000 ha against 3,557 1000 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 10,945 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 4.1 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 23rd and Southern Asia ranks 20th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 4,128 1000 ha 14,348 1000 ha 10,220 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 3,974 1000 ha 14,791 1000 ha 10,816 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 3,827 1000 ha 14,913 1000 ha 11,086 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 3,612 1000 ha 14,486 1000 ha 10,874 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Cameroon or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 14,502 1000 ha against 3,557 1000 ha in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Cameroon and Southern Asia?
10,945 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Southern Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Southern Asia rank globally for primary forest — area?
Cameroon ranks 23rd and Southern Asia ranks 20th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.