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Cameroon vs Central African Republic: Forest area

Cameroon
201,725 sq. km
in 2023
Central African Republic
222,130 sq. km
in 2023
Cameroon rank
30th
Central African Republic rank
27th

Forest area over time

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020062023

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 222,130 sq. km against 201,725 sq. km in Cameroon, a difference of 20,405 sq. km.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 30th and Central African Republic ranks 27th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.