Forest area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Forest area was 201,725 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 201,725 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cameroon peaked at 225,000 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 201,725 sq. km, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 30th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220,938 sq. km | 216,877 sq. km | 225,000 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 212,838 sq. km | 209,702 sq. km | 215,975 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 206,485 sq. km | 203,965 sq. km | 209,005 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,565 sq. km | 201,725 sq. km | 203,405 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,770 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 3.85 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Cameroon?
- Forest area in Cameroon was 201,725 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 225,000 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,725 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.