Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cameroon
Cameroon: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 34.54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.54
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 240 countries
All-time high
34.54
in 2012
All-time low
24.57
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cameroon stood at 34.54. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cameroon peaked at 34.54 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.57, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 154th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.57 | — |
| 2001 | 27.16 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 27.16 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.16 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.3 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 31.66 | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 31.66 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.67 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 32.67 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.08 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 34.08 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.08 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.54 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.54 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 34.54 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 34.54 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.61 | 24.57 | 34.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.45 | 34.08 | 34.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.54 | 34.54 | 34.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0669 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.23 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cameroon?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cameroon was 34.54 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 34.54 in 2012.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.57 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Cameroon ranks 154th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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