Forest area as share of land area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest area as share of land area was 40.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
40.5
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
81st
of 216 countries
All-time high
47.6
in 1990
All-time low
40.5
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Cameroon stood at 40.5. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Cameroon peaked at 47.6 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40.5, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 81st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.74 | 45.88 | 47.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.03 | 44.36 | 45.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.42 | 42.11 | 44.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.12 | 40.5 | 41.73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 78 Serbia 41.33 compare
- 79 Mozambique 41 compare
- 80 North Macedonia 40.69 compare
- 82 Slovakia 40.36 compare
- 83 Nicaragua 39.73 compare
- 84 New Zealand 39.13 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 forest area as share of land area in Cameroon?
- Forest area as share of land area in Cameroon was 40.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5 in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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