Cameroon — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Cameroon, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Cameroon was 40.74% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 47.60% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.46% per year.
Cameroon ranks 78 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 36%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Cameroon sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 14% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 7%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 15 of 48 economies; Zimbabwe (35.72%) is just below it. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 57th of 178 in 1990 → 69th of 207 in 2000 → 71st of 209 in 2010 → 77th of 214 in 2020 → 78th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 40.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 41.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 41.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 41.73% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 42.11% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 42.49% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 42.87% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 43.24% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 43.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 43.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 43.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 43.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 44.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 44.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 44.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 44.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 44.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 44.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 45.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 45.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 45.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 45.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 45.69% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 45.88% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 46.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 46.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 46.45% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 46.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 46.83% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 47.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 47.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 47.41% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 47.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cameroon’s Forest area in 1991?
47.41% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cameroon’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -14.4% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 40.74%; 2023: 40.99%; 2022: 41.24%; 2021: 41.49%; 2020: 41.73%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.