Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 201,054 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Cameroon stood at 201,054 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Cameroon peaked at 224,819 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 201,054 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 224,819 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 223,914 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 223,008 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 222,102 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 221,197 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 220,291 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 219,386 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 218,480 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 217,575 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 216,669 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 215,764 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 215,047 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 214,330 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 213,613 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 212,896 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 212,179 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 211,462 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 210,745 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 210,028 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 209,311 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 208,594 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 208,014 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 207,434 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 206,854 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 206,274 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 205,694 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 205,114 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 204,534 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 203,954 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 203,374 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 202,794 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 202,214 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 201,634 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 201,054 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 201,054 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,414 Square kilometres, 3.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 201,054 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,417 Square kilometres, 3.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220,744 Square kilometres | 216,669 Square kilometres | 224,819 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 212,538 Square kilometres | 209,311 Square kilometres | 215,764 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,984 Square kilometres | 203,374 Square kilometres | 208,594 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 201,924 Square kilometres | 201,054 Square kilometres | 202,794 Square kilometres | 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)
- 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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Cameroon?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Cameroon was 201,054 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 224,819 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,054 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata