Australia vs Cameroon: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Australia
18.1%
in 2025
Cameroon
18.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
85th
Cameroon rank
83rd
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Australia
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 18.2% against 18.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 85th and Cameroon ranks 83rd of 168 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 19.1% | 8.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 19.1% | 5.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 19.1% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Australia or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 18.2% against 18.1% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Australia and Cameroon?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cameroon?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Cameroon rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Australia ranks 85th and Cameroon ranks 83rd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.