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Forest area — Cameroon

Forest area in Cameroon in 2023 — 201,725 km². Ranked 30 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 10.3%.

2023 201,725 km² −0.28% vs 2022
World rank 30of 213
Period maximum 225,000 km²1990
Period minimum 201,725 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Cameroon, 1990–2023200,000210,000220,000230,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 225,000 km²1991: 224,097 km²1992: 223,195 km²1993: 222,292 km²1994: 221,390 km²1995: 220,487 km²1996: 219,585 km²1997: 218,682 km²1998: 217,780 km²1999: 216,877 km²2000: 215,975 km²2001: 215,278 km²2002: 214,581 km²2003: 213,884 km²2004: 213,187 km²2005: 212,490 km²2006: 211,793 km²2007: 211,096 km²2008: 210,399 km²2009: 209,702 km²2010: 209,005 km²2011: 208,445 km²2012: 207,885 km²2013: 207,325 km²2014: 206,765 km²2015: 206,205 km²2016: 205,645 km²2017: 205,085 km²2018: 204,525 km²2019: 203,965 km²2020: 203,405 km²2021: 202,845 km²2022: 202,285 km²2023: 201,725 km²
Change over the period: −23,275 (−10.34%) Average annual rate: -0.33 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 201,725 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Middle Africa computed 2.82M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 201,725 −560 −0.28%
2022 202,285 −560 −0.28%
2021 202,845 −560 −0.28%
2020 203,405 −560 −0.27%
2019 203,965 −560 −0.27%
2018 204,525 −560 −0.27%
2017 205,085 −560 −0.27%
2016 205,645 −560 −0.27%
2015 206,205 −560 −0.27%
2014 206,765 −560 −0.27%
2013 207,325 −560 −0.27%
2012 207,885 −560 −0.27%
2011 208,445 −560 −0.27%
2010 209,005 −697 −0.33%
2009 209,702 −697 −0.33%
2008 210,399 −697 −0.33%
2007 211,096 −697 −0.33%
2006 211,793 −697 −0.33%
2005 212,490 −697 −0.33%
2004 213,187 −697 −0.33%
2003 213,884 −697 −0.32%
2002 214,581 −697 −0.32%
2001 215,278 −697 −0.32%
2000 215,975 −903 −0.42%
1999 216,877 −903 −0.41%
1998 217,780 −903 −0.41%
1997 218,682 −903 −0.41%
1996 219,585 −903 −0.41%
1995 220,487 −903 −0.41%
1994 221,390 −903 −0.41%
1993 222,292 −903 −0.4%
1992 223,195 −903 −0.4%
1991 224,097 −903 −0.4%
1990 225,000 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.23M AO Angola 649,422 GA Gabon 234,950 CF Central African Republic 222,130 CG Republic of the Congo 219,010 CM Cameroon 201,725 TD Chad 39,804 GQ Equatorial Guinea 24,233 ST Sao Tome and Principe 500
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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