Environment in Cameroon 2,414 indicators covering environment for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 95.39 % 2023 up 13.5% 20th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 220.96 % 2023 down 6.6% 13th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 229.59 % 2023 down 28.4% 21st Arable land use per person 0.2185 hectares per person 2023 down 24.6% 54th Forest area 19.14 million hectares 2025 down 7.2% 33rd Share of global forest area 0.5% 2025 down 6.2% 33rd Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.8544 2023 up 185.3% 16th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 32.8% 160th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 2.03 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 62.4% 16th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 35.2% 13th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 178.8% 141st Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 855.6% 90th Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,155.5% 96th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.6% 33rd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.4% 67th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.8% 68th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 36.5% 70th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.5% 67th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 71.9% 123rd Plywood and LVL — Production 28,000 m3 2024 up 54.2% 80th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -26.32 % change on previous year 2024 down 171.8% 156th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 16.5% 163rd Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.1% 167th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 down 98.1% 164th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 down 97.7% 156th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0075 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 23.3% 111th Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0084 t per square kilometre 2023 up 6.6% 111th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 144th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 82nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 92.0% 87th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.4% 28th Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1997 — 131st Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 16.67 % change on previous year 2024 down 76.7% 57th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 228 t 2024 up 1,420.0% 50th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 278 1000 USD 2024 up 2,216.7% 49th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -33.91 % change on previous year 2024 down 145.5% 171st Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3793 m3 per person 2024 down 18.5% 48th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.3793 m3 per person 2024 down 18.5% 52nd Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.4964 m3 per person 2024 down 18.9% 54th Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.4964 m3 per person 2024 down 18.9% 69th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -29.09 % change on previous year 2024 down 188.4% 156th Primary Forest — Area 3,557 1000 ha 2025 down 7.5% 25th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 4,715 t 2024 up 1,959.0% 100th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 4,152 1000 USD 2024 up 1,235.0% 102nd Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.4135 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 28.2% 35th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 1.54 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 9.7% 38th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 98.2% 163rd Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 97.9% 159th Recovered paper — Import quantity 38 t 2024 down 40.6% 161st Recovered paper — Import value 10 1000 USD 2024 down 37.5% 164th Annual change in forest area -116,956 hectares 2025 down 108.8% 216th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.6% 2025 down 125.0% 199th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.6% 2025 down 125.0% 198th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -116,956 hectares 2025 down 108.8% 216th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 down 100.0% 99th Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1997 — 130th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 — 107th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -38.05 % change on previous year 2024 down 151.2% 171st Forest land — Area 19,143 1000 ha 2025 down 7.2% 40th Naturally regenerating forest — Area 19,022 1000 ha 2025 down 7.5% 37th ← Previous Page 14 of 41 Next →