Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 57.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cameroon is 57.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cameroon peaked at 57.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 57th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.3% | — |
| 2000 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 57.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 57.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.2%, 3.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 53.3% | 59.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% | 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cameroon?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Cameroon was 57.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Cameroon ranks 57th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).