Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0 1000 ha per person for net forest conversion — area, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | +222.1% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -40.8% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 21.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +222.1% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2021 | -40.8% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 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 net forest conversion — area, per capita in Cameroon?
- Net forest conversion — area, per capita in Cameroon was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for net forest conversion — area, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — 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
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.