Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 19,143 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon stood at 19,143 1000 ha. 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, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon peaked at 22,500 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,143 1000 ha, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,094 1000 ha | 21,688 1000 ha | 22,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,284 1000 ha | 20,970 1000 ha | 21,598 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,526 1000 ha | 19,906 1000 ha | 20,900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,436 1000 ha | 19,143 1000 ha | 19,728 1000 ha | 6 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Share co2 vs population 0.873 (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 29.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 16.63 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.3307 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 309.25 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.3307 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.3307 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon was 19,143 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22,500 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,143 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).