Share of global annual deforestation in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global annual deforestation was 1.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of global annual deforestation in Cameroon, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global annual deforestation in Cameroon is 1.4%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 138.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Cameroon peaked at 1.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 15th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 40.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Cameroon?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Cameroon was 1.4% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.