Cameroon vs Congo: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Cameroon
19,143 1000 ha
in 2025
Congo
21,854 1000 ha
in 2025
Cameroon rank
35th
Congo rank
33rd
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 over time
- Cameroon
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 21,854 1000 ha against 19,143 1000 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 2,711 1000 ha.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Congo ranks 33rd of 239 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,094 1000 ha | 22,201 1000 ha | 107.15 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2000s | 21,284 1000 ha | 22,081 1000 ha | 797.15 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2010s | 20,526 1000 ha | 21,918 1000 ha | 1,392 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2020s | 19,436 1000 ha | 21,819 1000 ha | 2,383 1000 ha | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area — fao tier 1, Cameroon or Congo?
- Congo, at 21,854 1000 ha against 19,143 1000 ha in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area — fao tier 1 between Cameroon and Congo?
- 2,711 1000 ha, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Congo ranks 33rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).