Forest rents in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest rents was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Cameroon, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest rents in Cameroon is 2.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Cameroon peaked at 5.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1987.
That places Cameroon 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.9% | — |
| 1971 | 3.4% | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 4.2% | +22.4% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 4.1% | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -15.9% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -21.6% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | +21.5% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +26.6% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -27.7% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +112.0% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -28.8% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.8%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest rents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +112.0% | 2.2% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2 |
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 rents in Cameroon?
- Forest rents in Cameroon was 2.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest rents?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.