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 211 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 273.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.23 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,767 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,200 1000 ha (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 211 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.