Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Cameroon
Cameroon: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 24.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Cameroon stood at 24.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Cameroon peaked at 24.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 143rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.8% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 24.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 53% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 24.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 16.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Cameroon?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Cameroon was 24.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).