Above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon
Cameroon: Above-ground forest biomass was 265.05 tonnes per hectare in 2020. ▬ Flat
Above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon is 265.05 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon peaked at 265.05 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 265.05 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 8 New Zealand 294.65 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 294.02 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Bhutan 269.32 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 Slovenia 253.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Brunei 247 tonnes per hectare compare
- 14 Liechtenstein 242.41 tonnes per hectare compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 40.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon was 265.05 tonnes per hectare in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 265.05 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 265.05 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Cameroon ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)