Deforestation statistics for Cameroon
Total land area: Cameroon
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 46,654,095 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 29,665,184 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Cameroon
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Cameroon. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,489,915 | |
| 2001 | 19,075,634 | |
| 2010 | 18,940,159 | 30,573,109 |
| 2018 | 18,521,981 | 29,665,184 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 62% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 63.6% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Cameroon
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Cameroon by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39,242 | ||
| 2002 | 10,612 | 28,798 | |
| 2003 | 9,967 | 25,385 | |
| 2004 | 9,049 | 23,023 | |
| 2005 | 11,079 | 23,023 | |
| 2006 | 14,846 | 36,033 | |
| 2007 | 18,347 | 45,958 | |
| 2008 | 15,038 | 35,191 | |
| 2009 | 19,722 | 36,106 | |
| 2010 | 26,815 | 58,062 | |
| 2011 | 13,506 | 27,679 | |
| 2012 | 25,417 | 51,307 | |
| 2013 | 42,764 | 84,690 | |
| 2014 | 89,176 | 182,058 | |
| 2015 | 40,995 | 79,043 | |
| 2016 | 58,602 | 116,712 | |
| 2017 | 89,783 | 187,442 | |
| 2018 | 57,935 | 120,932 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 553,653 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 1,161,442 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 47.7% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 2.9% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 15,052.81 | 35,082 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 52,272.21 | 106,233 |
Biodiversity data: Cameroon
Species count by taxa for Cameroon. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).| Animal / plant group | Species count |
|---|---|
| Birds | 885 |
| Amphibians | 223 |
| Reptiles | 292 |
| Fishes | 1063 |
| Mammals | 335 |
| Vascular plants | 8260 |
Conservation data: Cameroon
Data on threatened species in Cameroon as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | 46 |
| Threatened birds (2018) | 29 |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | 122 |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) | 555 |
Protected areas data: Cameroon
Data on threatened species in Cameroon as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).| Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | 10.6 |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Cameroon
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 46654095 | 41757310 | 89.50% | 41656512 | 89.30% | 40744918 | 87.30% | 1327080 | 3.20% | 73727 | 41549 | 113949 |
| 15 | 46654095 | 40033326 | 85.80% | 39711971 | 85.10% | 38807009 | 83.20% | 1310901 | 3.30% | 72828 | 40594 | 113120 |
| 20 | 46654095 | 35193262 | 75.40% | 34305868 | 73.50% | 33428360 | 71.70% | 1250287 | 3.60% | 69460 | 37278 | 109689 |
| 25 | 46654095 | 34288718 | 73.50% | 33297134 | 71.40% | 32425902 | 69.50% | 1239149 | 3.60% | 68842 | 36792 | 108904 |
| 30 | 46654095 | 31489915 | 67.50% | 30573109 | 65.50% | 29723246 | 63.70% | 1202845 | 3.80% | 66825 | 35298 | 106233 |
| 50 | 46654095 | 25284721 | 54.20% | 24786796 | 53.10% | 24028552 | 51.50% | 1065216 | 4.20% | 59179 | 30697 | 94781 |
| 75 | 46654095 | 17497202 | 37.50% | 15959681 | 34.20% | 15576709 | 33.40% | 552449 | 3.20% | 30692 | 16948 | 47872 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Cameroon
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 46654095 | 41757310 | 41656512 | 14554256483 | 266460945 | 14803386 | 488511713 | 27139540 |
| 15 | 46654095 | 40033326 | 39711971 | 14395797779 | 265683621 | 14760201 | 487086628 | 27060368 |
| 20 | 46654095 | 35193262 | 34305868 | 13890188246 | 262096220 | 14560901 | 480509732 | 26694985 |
| 25 | 46654095 | 34288718 | 33297134 | 13783394315 | 261315216 | 14517512 | 479077918 | 26615440 |
| 30 | 46654095 | 31489915 | 30573109 | 13427640106 | 258513795 | 14361878 | 473941949 | 26330108 |
| 50 | 46654095 | 25284721 | 24786796 | 12332196481 | 244109500 | 13561639 | 447534099 | 24863006 |
| 75 | 46654095 | 17497202 | 15959681 | 9965323951 | 157422918 | 8745718 | 288608628 | 16033813 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Cameroon
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Adamaoua | 6404571 | 3432332 | 3242850 | 3204850 | 50% | 83723 | 2% | 4,651 | 45723 | 1% | 4,572 | 38000 | 1% | 4,750 |
| Centre | 6887542 | 6012306 | 5720160 | 5449206 | 79% | 355856 | 6% | 19,770 | 84902 | 1% | 8,490 | 270954 | 5% | 33,869 |
| Est | 10901220 | 10569694 | 10360926 | 10187415 | 93% | 238868 | 2% | 13,270 | 65357 | 1% | 6,536 | 173511 | 2% | 21,689 |
| Extrême-Nord | 3434265 | 145 | 748 | 747 | 0% | 25 | 17% | 1 | 24 | 17% | 2 | 1 | 0% | - |
| Littoral | 2016148 | 1867325 | 1845217 | 1750329 | 87% | 141026 | 8% | 7,835 | 46138 | 2% | 4,614 | 94888 | 5% | 11,861 |
| Nord | 6640972 | 785436 | 866563 | 858803 | 13% | 22587 | 3% | 1,255 | 14827 | 2% | 1,483 | 7760 | 1% | 970 |
| Nord-Ouest | 1748905 | 1009140 | 907909 | 895616 | 51% | 21031 | 2% | 1,168 | 8738 | 1% | 874 | 12293 | 1% | 1,537 |
| Ouest | 1392304 | 729625 | 594817 | 580308 | 42% | 28286 | 4% | 1,571 | 13777 | 2% | 1,378 | 14509 | 2% | 1,814 |
| Sud | 4732055 | 4710455 | 4704106 | 4519301 | 96% | 228556 | 5% | 12,698 | 43751 | 1% | 4,375 | 184805 | 4% | 23,101 |
| Sud-Ouest | 2496113 | 2373457 | 2329813 | 2276671 | 91% | 82887 | 3% | 4,605 | 29745 | 1% | 2,975 | 53142 | 2% | 6,643 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Cameroon
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Adamaoua | 6404571 | 3432332 | 3242850 | 757211226 | 24506197 | 1361455 | 1459272 | 1239184 |
| Centre | 6887542 | 6012306 | 5720160 | 2304189701 | 137011347 | 7611742 | 3630195 | 12588675 |
| Est | 10901220 | 10569694 | 10360926 | 5682764590 | 106993393 | 5944077 | 3180224 | 9398894 |
| Extrême-Nord | 3434265 | 145 | 748 | 27186 | 5418 | 301 | 522 | 25 |
| Littoral | 2016148 | 1867325 | 1845217 | 703703982 | 49754433 | 2764135 | 1678381 | 4121328 |
| Nord | 6640972 | 785436 | 866563 | 166641436 | 4818984 | 267721 | 325273 | 195782 |
| Nord-Ouest | 1748905 | 1009140 | 907909 | 264455799 | 6072821 | 337379 | 269890 | 421740 |
| Ouest | 1392304 | 729625 | 594817 | 178316851 | 9532304 | 529572 | 505773 | 559322 |
| Sud | 4732055 | 4710455 | 4704106 | 2466296665 | 106703874 | 5927993 | 2082217 | 10735213 |
| Sud-Ouest | 2496113 | 2373457 | 2329813 | 904032670 | 28543178 | 1585732 | 1049617 | 2255876 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Cameroon
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Adamaoua | 6404571 | 3432332 | 3242850 | 413024305 | 120 | 13367015 | 742612 | 795966 | 675919 |
| Centre | 6887542 | 6012306 | 5720160 | 1256830746 | 209 | 74733463 | 4151859 | 1980107 | 6866550 |
| Est | 10901220 | 10569694 | 10360926 | 3099689777 | 293 | 58360036 | 3242224 | 1734668 | 5126670 |
| Extrême-Nord | 3434265 | 145 | 748 | 14828 | 102 | 2955 | 164 | 285 | 14 |
| Littoral | 2016148 | 1867325 | 1845217 | 383838536 | 206 | 27138788 | 1507710 | 915481 | 2247997 |
| Nord | 6640972 | 785436 | 866563 | 90895329 | 116 | 2628536 | 146030 | 177422 | 106790 |
| Nord-Ouest | 1748905 | 1009140 | 907909 | 144248617 | 143 | 3312450 | 184025 | 147213 | 230040 |
| Ouest | 1392304 | 729625 | 594817 | 97263737 | 133 | 5199433 | 288857 | 275876 | 305084 |
| Sud | 4732055 | 4710455 | 4704106 | 1345252727 | 286 | 58202110 | 3233451 | 1135755 | 5855571 |
| Sud-Ouest | 2496113 | 2373457 | 2329813 | 493108729 | 208 | 15569009 | 864945 | 572518 | 1230478 |
Archived forest data for Cameroon | Forest data for Cameroon
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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