Cameroon vs Latvia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Cameroon
18.2%
in 2025
Latvia
18.3%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
83rd
Latvia rank
82nd
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Cameroon
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 18.3% against 18.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 82nd of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 22.9% | 3.8% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.5% | 2.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.9% | 3.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.8% | 0.3% | 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, Cameroon or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 18.3% against 18.2% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Cameroon and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latvia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Latvia rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Cameroon ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 82nd 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.