Cameroon vs Chad: Share of global annual deforestation
Cameroon
1.4%
in 2020
Chad
1.5%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
15th
Chad rank
13th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Cameroon
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Chad ranks 13th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Chad in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Cameroon or Chad?
- Chad, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Cameroon and Chad?
- 0.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Chad?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Chad rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Chad ranks 13th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.