Change forest area share total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Change forest area share total was -0.611 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded -0.611 for change forest area share total in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Cameroon peaked at -0.2687 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.9048, in 2020.
Cameroon ranks 199th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4027 | — |
| 1992 | -0.4044 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.406 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | -0.4077 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.4093 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.411 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.4127 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -0.4144 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4161 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.4179 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | -0.3238 | -22.5% |
| 2002 | -0.3248 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -0.3259 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.3269 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.328 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | -0.3291 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3302 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.3313 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.3324 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.3335 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.2687 | -19.4% |
| 2012 | -0.2694 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | -0.2701 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2708 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2716 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.8732 | +221.5% |
| 2017 | -0.8809 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | -0.8887 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | -0.8967 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | -0.9048 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | -0.5964 | -34.1% |
| 2022 | -0.6 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | -0.6036 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | -0.6072 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | -0.611 | +0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -0.611 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 20.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -0.611 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -221.5% | -0.2716 | -0.8732 |
| 2021 | +34.1% | -0.9048 | -0.5964 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4094 | -0.4161 | -0.4027 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.337 | -0.4179 | -0.3238 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5223 | -0.8967 | -0.2687 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6538 | -0.9048 | -0.5964 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0669 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.23 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Cameroon?
- Change forest area share total in Cameroon was -0.611 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2687 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9048 in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for change forest area share total?
- Cameroon ranks 199th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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