Annual change in forest area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual change in forest area was -116,956 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Cameroon stood at -116,956 hectares.
The figure is down 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Cameroon peaked at -56,000 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, -178,496 hectares, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 216th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -90,251 hectares | -90,251 hectares | -90,251 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -71,756 hectares | -90,251 hectares | -69,701 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -106,368 hectares | -178,496 hectares | -56,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -127,213 hectares | -178,496 hectares | -116,956 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 213 Cote d'Ivoire -80,822 hectares compare
- 214 Zambia -97,156 hectares compare
- 215 Mali -100,546 hectares compare
- 217 Burkina Faso -119,860 hectares compare
- 218 Madagascar -124,278 hectares compare
- 219 Nigeria -126,882 hectares 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 annual change in forest area in Cameroon?
- Annual change in forest area in Cameroon was -116,956 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -56,000 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -178,496 hectares in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual change in forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 216th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 108.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.