Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 60,852 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 60,852 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
The figure is up 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cameroon peaked at 100,155 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30,177 kt, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 6th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47,114 kt | — |
| 1991 | 47,114 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47,114 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 47,114 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 47,114 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47,114 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47,114 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 47,114 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47,114 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47,114 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 47,114 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 37,306 kt | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 37,306 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37,306 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37,306 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37,306 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37,306 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37,306 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37,306 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37,306 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37,306 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30,177 kt | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 30,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30,177 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,155 kt | +231.9% |
| 2017 | 100,155 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100,155 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100,155 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100,155 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60,852 kt | -39.2% |
| 2022 | 60,852 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60,852 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60,852 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 60,852 kt | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 60,852 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 331.78 kt, 183.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 60,852 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,825 kt, 21.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,114 kt | 47,114 kt | 47,114 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,287 kt | 37,306 kt | 47,114 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,881 kt | 30,177 kt | 100,155 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,403 kt | 60,852 kt | 100,155 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 3 Peru 130,591 kt compare
- 4 Canada 92,700 kt compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 156,015 kt compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 62,649 kt compare
- 5 Cambodia 71,652 kt compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 59,157 kt compare
- 7 Argentina 58,890 kt compare
- 8 Myanmar 58,679 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27,302 kt compare
- 9 Colombia 56,373 kt compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17,511 kt 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cameroon?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cameroon was 60,852 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 100,155 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,177 kt in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Cameroon ranks 6th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).