Cameroon vs Congo: Forest area
Cameroon
201,725 sq. km
in 2023
Congo
219,010 sq. km
in 2023
Cameroon rank
30th
Congo rank
28th
Forest area over time
- Cameroon
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 219,010 sq. km against 201,725 sq. km in Cameroon, a difference of 17,285 sq. km.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 30th and Congo ranks 28th of 214 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220,938 sq. km | 222,610 sq. km | 1,672 sq. km | Congo |
| 2000s | 212,838 sq. km | 221,410 sq. km | 8,572 sq. km | Congo |
| 2010s | 206,485 sq. km | 220,201 sq. km | 13,716 sq. km | Congo |
| 2020s | 202,565 sq. km | 219,235 sq. km | 16,670 sq. km | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cameroon or Congo?
- Congo, at 219,010 sq. km against 201,725 sq. km in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cameroon and Congo?
- 17,285 sq. km, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 30th and Congo ranks 28th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.