Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.6033 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Cameroon stood at -0.6033 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 123.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Cameroon peaked at -0.2128 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.9663 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.3997 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.4013 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4025 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1994 | -0.4046 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1995 | -0.4058 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1996 | -0.4079 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1997 | -0.4091 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1998 | -0.4112 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.4125 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2000 | -0.4146 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2001 | -0.4081 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2002 | -0.3227 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 2003 | -0.3237 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.3248 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.3258 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2006 | -0.3269 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.328 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.3291 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.3301 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.3312 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.3323 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2012 | -0.2679 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2013 | -0.2686 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2694 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2701 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.2128 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 2017 | -0.8651 % change on previous year | +306.5% |
| 2018 | -0.8726 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2019 | -0.8803 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2020 | -0.8881 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2021 | -0.9663 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2022 | -0.5931 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2023 | -0.5961 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2024 | -0.6002 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2025 | -0.6033 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -306.5% | -0.2128 % change on previous year | -0.8651 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +38.6% | -0.9663 % change on previous year | -0.5931 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4061 % change on previous year | -0.4125 % change on previous year | -0.3997 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3434 % change on previous year | -0.4146 % change on previous year | -0.3227 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.457 % change on previous year | -0.8803 % change on previous year | -0.2128 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7078 % change on previous year | -0.9663 % change on previous year | -0.5931 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 204 Niger -0.4556 % change on previous year compare
- 205 Sudan (former) -0.5326 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Belize -0.5661 % change on previous year compare
- 208 Liberia -0.6333 % change on previous year compare
- 209 Brazil -0.661 % change on previous year compare
- 210 Thailand -0.6926 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Cameroon?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Cameroon was -0.6033 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2128 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9663 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 123.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.