Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 1.54 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.54 m3 per square kilometre for industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 3.61 m3 per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0621 m3 per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 37th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3484 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3317 m3 per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4371 m3 per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1964 | 0.483 m3 per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 0.462 m3 per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6048 m3 per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5908 m3 per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7709 m3 per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9001 m3 per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 1.08 m3 per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1971 | 1.16 m3 per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 1.09 m3 per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 1.49 m3 per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1974 | 1.37 m3 per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9985 m3 per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1976 | 1.27 m3 per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8392 m3 per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 1978 | 1.38 m3 per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 1979 | 1.78 m3 per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1980 | 1.57 m3 per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9386 m3 per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9473 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8271 m3 per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 1.05 m3 per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1985 | 1.58 m3 per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8699 m3 per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 1987 | 0.935 m3 per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 1.14 m3 per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9661 m3 per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 1.6 m3 per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 1991 | 1.63 m3 per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.44 m3 per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 2.65 m3 per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 1995 | 2.61 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.76 m3 per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 3.61 m3 per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1998 | 3.39 m3 per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 2.06 m3 per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 1.89 m3 per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4929 m3 per square kilometre | -73.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3064 m3 per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1483 m3 per square kilometre | -51.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0621 m3 per square kilometre | -58.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5019 m3 per square kilometre | +708.4% |
| 2006 | 1.06 m3 per square kilometre | +111.8% |
| 2007 | 1.11 m3 per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7697 m3 per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9527 m3 per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 1.49 m3 per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 2011 | 1.65 m3 per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8 m3 per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7 m3 per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.22 m3 per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2015 | 2.44 m3 per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 2.94 m3 per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 3 m3 per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.85 m3 per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.04 m3 per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 1.77 m3 per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.72 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.54 m3 per square kilometre | -10.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.54 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0077 m3 per square kilometre, 198.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.54 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0238 m3 per square kilometre, 64.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +708.4% | 0.0621 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5019 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5476 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3317 m3 per square kilometre | 0.9001 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8392 m3 per square kilometre | 1.78 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8271 m3 per square kilometre | 1.58 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 m3 per square kilometre | 1.44 m3 per square kilometre | 3.61 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7299 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0621 m3 per square kilometre | 1.89 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 m3 per square kilometre | 1.49 m3 per square kilometre | 3 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | 1.54 m3 per square kilometre | 1.77 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0991 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 1.54 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 m3 per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0621 m3 per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.