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Cameroon: Forest area (sq. km)

191,432sq km · 2025-7.2% since 2015

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. Annual figures for Cameroon from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2025191,432.2
2024192,601.8
2023193,771.3
2022194,940.9
2021196,110.4
2020197,280
2019199,065
2018200,849.9
2017202,634.9
2016204,419.8
2015206,204.8
2014206,764.8
2013207,324.8
2012207,884.8
2011208,444.8
2010209,004.8
2009209,701.8
2008210,398.8
2007211,095.8
2006211,792.8
2005212,489.9
2004213,186.9
2003213,883.9
2002214,580.9
2001215,277.9
2000215,974.9
1999216,877.4
1998217,779.9
1997218,682.4
1996219,584.9
1995220,487.5
1994221,390
1993222,292.5
1992223,195
1991224,097.5
1990225,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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