Forest land — Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest land — Area was 19,143 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Cameroon is 19,143 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Cameroon peaked at 22,500 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,143 1000 ha, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 40th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,500 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 22,410 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 22,320 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 22,229 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 22,139 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 22,049 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 21,958 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 21,868 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 21,778 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 21,688 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 21,598 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 21,528 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 21,458 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 21,388 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 21,319 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 21,249 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 21,179 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 21,110 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 21,040 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 20,970 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 20,900 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 20,844 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 20,788 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 20,732 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 20,676 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 20,620 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 20,442 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20,264 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 20,085 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 19,906 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 19,728 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 19,611 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 19,494 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 19,377 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 19,260 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 19,143 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 19,143 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 19,143 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 4.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,094 1000 ha | 21,688 1000 ha | 22,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,284 1000 ha | 20,970 1000 ha | 21,598 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,526 1000 ha | 19,906 1000 ha | 20,900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,436 1000 ha | 19,143 1000 ha | 19,728 1000 ha | 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 forest land — area in Cameroon?
- Forest land — area in Cameroon was 19,143 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22,500 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,143 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest land — area?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.