Cameroon vs Nigeria: Forest area
Cameroon
201,725 sq. km
in 2023
Nigeria
211,370 sq. km
in 2023
Cameroon rank
30th
Nigeria rank
29th
Forest area over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 211,370 sq. km against 201,725 sq. km in Cameroon, a difference of 9,645 sq. km.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Globally, Cameroon ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 214 countries.
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About this data
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.