Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Share of global annual deforestation
Cameroon
1.4%
in 2020
Cote d'Ivoire
1.1%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
15th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
18th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Cameroon
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.4% against 1.1% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cameroon, at 1.4% against 1.1% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.