Environment in Cameroon

2,437 indicators covering environment for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 397.56 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 16.9% 56th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 9.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 27.5% 128th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 4 1000 USD 2016 down 75.0% 124th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 32 m3 2016 down 61.9% 113th
Agriculture area certified organic — Area 2.83 1000 ha 2024 up 644.7% 120th
Bagasse — Energy consumption 1,670 TJ 2024 up 13.5% 42nd
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 443 m3 2024 down 92.2% 141st
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 174 1000 USD 2024 down 87.3% 126th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 128th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 129th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 49 m3 2024 172nd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 25 1000 USD 2024 170th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 356,178 m3 2024 down 74.9% 28th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 92,448 1000 USD 2024 down 71.4% 23rd
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 19,143 1000 ha 2025 down 7.2% 28th
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 40.5 % 2025 down 7.2% 77th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 47,271 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 46th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 220.3 t/ha 2025 unchanged 20th
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 18.18 % 2025 down 4.7% 83rd
Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 6th
Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2023 up 223.7% 95th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0083 kilograms 2023 down 22.8% 120th
Drinking water usage in urban areas 242,576 people 2024 up 81.0% 12th
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 56.2% 2024 up 18.9% 156th
Watermelons — Producer Price Index 111.65 2025 up 17.5% 62nd
Population using at least basic sanitation services 24.9% 2024 up 1.5% 146th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 4.86 t 2023 down 97.8% 113th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 57.14 1000 USD 2023 down 92.9% 109th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 71.4% 2024 up 8.2% 221st
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 47.1% 2024 up 10.2% 214th
People using improved drinking water sources 2.72 million people 2024 down 23.6% 25th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 6,348 1000 USD 2018 up 8,840.8% 53rd
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -2,973 t 2018 down 99,200.0% 111th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -3,242 1000 USD 2018 down 6,456.9% 108th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 54,979 1000 USD 2018 up 14.7% 115th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 52,543 t 2018 up 7.7% 98th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 42,773 1000 USD 2018 down 1.7% 103rd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 100 t 2022 up 3,233.3% 73rd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 90.4 1000 USD 2022 up 3,501.6% 68th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 18.43 US dollar 2018 down 19.8% 46th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 27.52 t 2023 up 400.1% 92nd
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 10.44 1000 USD 2023 up 35.4% 115th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 894,315 1000 USD 2018 up 98.3% 42nd
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 366,643 1000 USD 2018 up 4,368.8% 6th
Drinking water services 1.27 million people 2024 down 11.1% 22nd
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 403 m3 2018 up 266.4% 146th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 583 1000 USD 2018 up 455.2% 146th
Insecticides — Import value 15,759 1000 USD 2012 up 125.1% 56th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity -471 m3 2018 117th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value -152 1000 USD 2018 73rd
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 154 m3 2018 up 214.3% 147th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 125 1000 USD 2018 up 197.6% 149th
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 55.21 2024 down 56.0% 50th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity -86 m3 2018 122nd
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value -57 1000 USD 2018 down 5,800.0% 82nd
Drinking water services in rural areas 1.03 million people 2024 down 20.7% 23rd
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 39.2% 2025 unchanged 102nd
Agriculture-driven deforestation 65,591 hectares 2024 up 6.4% 25th
Herbicides — Import value 21,266 1000 USD 2012 up 235.5% 59th
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 2,065 1000 USD 2012 up 114.3% 87th