Above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon
Cameroon: Above-ground forest biomass was 220.3 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
220.3 tonnes per hectare
World rank
21st
of 215 countries
All-time high
220.3 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
220.3 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon, 1990–2025
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 220.3 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon peaked at 220.3 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 220.3 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 2025 | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 220.3 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.22 tonnes per hectare, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 220.3 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 250.13 tonnes per hectare | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | 265.05 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | 220.3 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 228.3 tonnes per hectare compare
- 19 Liechtenstein 227.42 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 Rwanda 221.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 Chile 219.27 tonnes per hectare compare
- 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 215.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 214.5 tonnes per hectare compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Cameroon was 220.3 tonnes per hectare in 2025, 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 220.3 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 220.3 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- 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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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).