Cameroon vs Low income: Forest area (sq. km)
Cameroon
191,432 sq. km
in 2025
Low income
2.92 million sq. km
in 2023
Cameroon rank
33rd
Low income rank
31st
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Cameroon
- Low income
How they compare
Low income currently reports 2.92 million sq. km against 191,432 sq. km in Cameroon, a difference of 2.73 million sq. km.
That makes Low income's figure about 15.2 times Cameroon's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Low income ranks 31st of 214 countries.
Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220,939 sq. km | 3.07 million sq. km | 2.85 million sq. km | Low income |
| 2000s | 212,838 sq. km | 2.99 million sq. km | 2.78 million sq. km | Low income |
| 2010s | 205,260 sq. km | 3.04 million sq. km | 2.83 million sq. km | Low income |
| 2020s | 195,526 sq. km | 2.95 million sq. km | 2.75 million sq. km | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cameroon or Low income?
- Low income, at 2.92 million sq. km against 191,432 sq. km in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cameroon and Low income?
- 2.73 million sq. km, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Low income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Low income rank globally for forest area?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Low income ranks 31st 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.