Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0434 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Canada 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Mozambique 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 North Macedonia 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Serbia 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Slovakia 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 forestland — area, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.