15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Cameroon
Cameroon: 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 72.72 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 72.72 % for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Cameroon peaked at 74.21 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.72 %, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 53rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.21 % | — |
| 2005 | 74.18 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.15 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.46 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 73.02 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 72.72 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.19 % | 74.18 % | 74.21 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 73.54 % | 73.02 % | 74.15 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.72 % | 72.72 % | 72.72 % | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Cameroon?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Cameroon was 72.72 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 74.21 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.72 % in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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