Cameroon - Forest area
Forest area (sq. km)
The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Cameroon was 203,405 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 225,000 in 1990 and a minimum value of 203,405 in 2020.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 225,000 |
| 1991 | 224,098 |
| 1992 | 223,195 |
| 1993 | 222,293 |
| 1994 | 221,390 |
| 1995 | 220,488 |
| 1996 | 219,585 |
| 1997 | 218,682 |
| 1998 | 217,780 |
| 1999 | 216,877 |
| 2000 | 215,975 |
| 2001 | 215,278 |
| 2002 | 214,581 |
| 2003 | 213,884 |
| 2004 | 213,187 |
| 2005 | 212,490 |
| 2006 | 211,793 |
| 2007 | 211,096 |
| 2008 | 210,399 |
| 2009 | 209,702 |
| 2010 | 209,005 |
| 2011 | 208,445 |
| 2012 | 207,885 |
| 2013 | 207,325 |
| 2014 | 206,765 |
| 2015 | 206,205 |
| 2016 | 205,645 |
| 2017 | 205,085 |
| 2018 | 204,525 |
| 2019 | 203,965 |
| 2020 | 203,405 |
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area) in Cameroon was 43.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 47.60 in 1990, while its lowest value was 43.03 in 2020.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.60 |
| 1991 | 47.41 |
| 1992 | 47.22 |
| 1993 | 47.03 |
| 1994 | 46.83 |
| 1995 | 46.64 |
| 1996 | 46.45 |
| 1997 | 46.26 |
| 1998 | 46.07 |
| 1999 | 45.88 |
| 2000 | 45.69 |
| 2001 | 45.54 |
| 2002 | 45.39 |
| 2003 | 45.25 |
| 2004 | 45.10 |
| 2005 | 44.95 |
| 2006 | 44.80 |
| 2007 | 44.66 |
| 2008 | 44.51 |
| 2009 | 44.36 |
| 2010 | 44.21 |
| 2011 | 44.10 |
| 2012 | 43.98 |
| 2013 | 43.86 |
| 2014 | 43.74 |
| 2015 | 43.62 |
| 2016 | 43.50 |
| 2017 | 43.38 |
| 2018 | 43.27 |
| 2019 | 43.15 |
| 2020 | 43.03 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
