Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita was 0.0007 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Cameroon, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Cameroon is 0.0007 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 units per person, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Cameroon?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Cameroon was 0.0007 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.