Share global forest in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share global forest was 0.4624 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4624
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
33rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.518
in 1990
All-time low
0.4624
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Cameroon is 0.4624, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Cameroon peaked at 0.518 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4624, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 33rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.518 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5172 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5164 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5156 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5148 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.514 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5131 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5123 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5115 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5106 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5098 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5086 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5073 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5061 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5049 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5037 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5024 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5012 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4987 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4975 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4966 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4958 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4949 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.494 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4931 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4893 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4854 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4815 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4775 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4736 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4714 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4691 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4669 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4646 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4624 | -0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.4624 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 4.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.4624 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 4.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5143 | 0.5106 | 0.518 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5043 | 0.4987 | 0.5098 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4906 | 0.4775 | 0.4975 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.468 | 0.4624 | 0.4736 | 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 share global forest in Cameroon?
- Share global forest in Cameroon was 0.4624 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.518 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4624 in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for share global forest?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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