Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Cameroon
Cameroon: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -116,956 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-116,956 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
216th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-56,000 hectares
in 2011
All-time low
-178,496 hectares
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Cameroon is -116,956 hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -90,251 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -90,251 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -90,251 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -90,251 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -90,251 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -90,251 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -90,251 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -90,251 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -90,251 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -90,251 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -69,701 hectares | -22.8% |
| 2002 | -69,701 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -69,701 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -69,701 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -69,701 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -69,701 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -69,701 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -69,701 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -69,701 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -69,701 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -56,000 hectares | -19.7% |
| 2012 | -56,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -56,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -56,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -56,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -178,496 hectares | +218.7% |
| 2017 | -178,496 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -178,496 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -178,496 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -178,496 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -116,956 hectares | -34.5% |
| 2022 | -116,956 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -116,956 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -116,956 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -116,956 hectares | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -116,956 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares, 137.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -116,956 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 15.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Cameroon?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -56,000 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -178,496 hectares in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Cameroon ranks 216th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.