Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cameroon
Cameroon: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 99.37 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cameroon is 99.37 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cameroon peaked at 99.92 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.37 %, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 61st out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.92 % | — |
| 1991 | 99.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.91 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.89 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.88 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.87 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.86 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.85 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.84 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.83 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.82 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.81 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.79 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.78 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.77 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.76 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.75 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.68 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.61 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.54 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.46 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.38 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.37 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.37 % | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 99.37 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.03 %, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 99.37 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.67 %, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.91 % | 99.9 % | 99.92 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.85 % | 99.81 % | 99.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.69 % | 99.46 % | 99.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.38 % | 99.37 % | 99.39 % | 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cameroon?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cameroon was 99.37 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.92 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.37 % in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Cameroon ranks 61st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.