Forestland — Area, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0006 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.002 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0006 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0006 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 6 |
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 forestland — area, per capita in Cameroon?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.