Cameroon vs Malaysia: Share of global forest area
Cameroon
0.5%
in 2025
Malaysia
0.5%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
35th
Share of global forest area over time
- Cameroon
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 235 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Cameroon or Malaysia?
- Cameroon, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Cameroon and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Malaysia rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 235 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 forest area. 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 forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.