Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 2,716 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Cameroon stood at 2,716 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Cameroon peaked at 3,193 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,716 million t, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,193 million t | — |
| 1991 | 3,180 million t | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 3,167 million t | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3,154 million t | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 3,142 million t | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,129 million t | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3,116 million t | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3,103 million t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3,090 million t | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 3,077 million t | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3,065 million t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3,055 million t | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3,045 million t | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,035 million t | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,025 million t | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,015 million t | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,005 million t | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,995 million t | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,986 million t | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,976 million t | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,966 million t | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,958 million t | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,950 million t | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,942 million t | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,934 million t | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,926 million t | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,901 million t | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2,875 million t | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,850 million t | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,825 million t | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,799 million t | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2,783 million t | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2,766 million t | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,750 million t | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,733 million t | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 2,716 million t | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,135 million t | 3,077 million t | 3,193 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,020 million t | 2,976 million t | 3,065 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,913 million t | 2,825 million t | 2,966 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,758 million t | 2,716 million t | 2,799 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Cameroon?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Cameroon was 2,716 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,193 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,716 million t in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.