Deforestation statistics for Cameroon

Cameroon: Demographic data

Population (2022)	26,545,863
Annual population growth rate (2022)	2.60%
Population density (people/sq km)	56
Net migration	-4,800
Fertility rate	4.6
Median age	19
Urban population share	56%

Cameroon: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 472,710

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 31,459,343
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 66.60%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 1,526,249
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 4.90%

Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 19,075,634
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 40.40%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 60.60%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 708,370
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 3.70%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 18,367,264
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 38.90%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 58%

Cameroon: Annual forest and tree cover data

Cameroon: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2002: 10,612
2003: 9,967
2004: 9,049
2005: 11,079
2006: 14,846
2007: 18,347
2008: 15,038
2009: 19,722
2010: 26,815
2011: 13,506
2012: 25,417
2013: 42,764
2014: 89,176
2015: 40,995
2016: 58,602
2017: 89,783
2018: 57,935
2019: 54,422
2020: 100,295

Cameroon: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 39,204
2002: 28,767
2003: 25,345
2004: 23,003
2005: 25,159
2006: 35,986
2007: 45,916
2008: 35,142
2009: 36,072
2010: 57,992
2011: 27,652
2012: 51,268
2013: 84,612
2014: 181,851
2015: 78,970
2016: 116,619
2017: 187,281
2018: 120,814
2019: 121,801
2020: 202,796

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Adamaoua	3,429,095	22,725	22,945	18,972	33,999	98,641	2.9%
Sud	4,706,236	19,017	24,709	97,653	153,536	294,914	6.3%
Centre	6,005,790	36,977	47,786	134,293	248,202	467,257	7.8%
Est	10,563,106	26,246	39,078	75,701	181,479	322,504	3.1%
Extrême-Nord	144	11	14	1	0	26	18.0%
Littoral	1,864,596	13,501	32,583	51,306	68,608	165,998	8.9%
Nord-Ouest	1,007,380	3,880	4,843	3,745	12,668	25,136	2.5%
Nord	784,826	3,930	10,888	4,469	5,016	24,303	3.1%
Ouest	728,105	5,875	7,880	7,175	11,938	32,868	4.5%
Sud-Ouest	2,370,053	9,317	20,382	31,036	33,866	94,601	4.0%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Adamaoua	Djerem	60,147	470	575	516	1,033	2,594	4.3%
Adamaoua	Faro et Déo	10,699	18	9	18	10	56	0.5%
Adamaoua	Mayo Banyo	20,470	1,154	1,985	236	855	4,230	20.7%
Adamaoua	Mbéré	19,991	594	691	771	1,137	3,192	16.0%
Sud	Dja et Lobo	1,823,284	1,397	4,675	22,552	37,732	66,356	3.6%
Sud	Mvila	738,149	1,307	4,176	14,112	23,858	43,454	5.9%
Sud	Océan	987,118	2,356	6,426	18,537	23,015	50,334	5.1%
Sud	Vallée du Ntem	648,987	1,625	1,979	9,118	11,128	23,850	3.7%
Centre	Haute Sanaga	676,574	1,598	2,572	5,579	12,611	22,361	3.3%
Centre	Nyong et So'o	233,697	1,065	1,854	8,745	16,353	28,017	12.0%
Centre	Lekié	57,002	186	337	1,879	2,405	4,806	8.4%
Centre	Mbam et Inoubou	303,159	266	756	1,131	2,718	4,870	1.6%
Centre	Mbam et Kim	1,134,280	2,292	5,164	8,231	19,006	34,693	3.1%
Centre	Mefou et Afamba	152,429	1,358	2,436	7,065	13,475	24,333	16.0%
Centre	Mefou et Akono	53,999	421	439	3,287	4,482	8,629	16.0%
Centre	Mfoundi	751	9	18	86	119	232	30.9%
Centre	Nyong et Kéllé	467,685	1,948	5,449	12,714	18,938	39,049	8.3%
Centre	Nyong et Mfoumou	421,278	1,884	3,894	11,103	24,290	41,171	9.8%
Est	Boumba et Ngoko	2,916,607	2,516	7,492	8,187	14,861	33,056	1.1%
Est	Haut Nyong	3,352,169	4,375	6,356	15,776	34,348	60,856	1.8%
Est	Kadey	811,360	1,148	2,535	2,645	9,460	15,788	1.9%
Est	Lom et Djerem	1,028,118	3,325	6,010	15,582	34,331	59,249	5.8%
Littoral	Moungo	127,788	1,990	6,094	6,660	7,706	22,450	17.6%
Littoral	Nkam	508,458	1,066	2,482	6,394	11,148	21,091	4.1%
Littoral	Sanaga Maritime	607,123	1,311	7,501	12,858	16,797	38,467	6.3%
Littoral	Wouri	8,851	36	136	403	423	999	11.3%
Nord-Ouest	Boyo	5,281	2	9	2	23	35	0.7%
Nord-Ouest	Bui	4,157	3	4	1	17	26	0.6%
Nord-Ouest	Donga Mantung	51,923	252	281	200	944	1,678	3.2%
Nord-Ouest	Menchum	25,374	69	126	43	176	414	1.6%
Nord-Ouest	Mezam	2,458	5	17	6	20	48	1.9%
Nord-Ouest	Momo	49,585	39	114	84	118	355	0.7%
Nord-Ouest	Ngo Ketunjia	171	0	3	1	1	5	3.1%
Ouest	Bamboutos	2	0	0	0	0	0	15.0%
Ouest	Haut Nkam	21,459	19	26	83	100	228	1.1%
Ouest	Hauts Plateaux	517	6	4	5	24	39	7.6%
Ouest	Koung Khi	62	0	1	1	2	4	6.1%
Ouest	Menoua	1,573	5	3	5	20	33	2.1%
Ouest	Mifi	8	1	0	0	0	1	15.7%
Ouest	Ndé	27,162	177	313	501	1,091	2,082	7.7%
Ouest	Noun	16,894	638	1,775	1,093	896	4,402	26.1%
Sud-Ouest	Fako	45,693	450	1,767	936	978	4,130	9.0%
Sud-Ouest	Koupé Manengouba	286,390	568	489	2,592	2,810	6,459	2.3%
Sud-Ouest	Lebialem	22,606	36	41	72	182	331	1.5%
Sud-Ouest	Manyu	745,828	829	1,594	5,705	6,020	14,147	1.9%
Sud-Ouest	Meme	174,051	1,219	2,852	3,474	2,837	10,383	6.0%
Sud-Ouest	Ndian	424,262	673	3,310	2,868	2,538	9,390	2.2%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Primary forest extent (2000) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Adamaoua	111,306	2,236	3,259	1,541	3,035	10,072	9.0%
Sud	4,197,539	6,686	17,255	64,319	95,733	183,993	4.4%
Centre	3,500,855	11,027	22,918	59,820	114,396	208,161	5.9%
Est	8,108,254	11,364	22,394	42,190	93,000	168,948	2.1%
Littoral	1,252,219	4,404	16,213	26,316	36,074	83,006	6.6%
Nord-Ouest	138,950	371	553	338	1,299	2,561	1.8%
Ouest	67,676	845	2,122	1,687	2,134	6,789	10.0%
Sud-Ouest	1,698,830	3,775	10,053	15,647	15,365	44,840	2.6%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Primary forest extent (2001) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Adamaoua	Djerem	60,147	470	575	516	1,033	2,594	4.3%
Adamaoua	Faro et Déo	10,699	18	9	18	10	56	0.5%
Adamaoua	Mayo Banyo	20,470	1,154	1,985	236	855	4,230	20.7%
Adamaoua	Mbéré	19,991	594	691	771	1,137	3,192	16.0%
Sud	Dja et Lobo	1,823,284	1,397	4,675	22,552	37,732	66,356	3.6%
Sud	Mvila	738,149	1,307	4,176	14,112	23,858	43,454	5.9%
Sud	Océan	987,118	2,356	6,426	18,537	23,015	50,334	5.1%
Sud	Vallée du Ntem	648,987	1,625	1,979	9,118	11,128	23,850	3.7%
Centre	Haute Sanaga	676,574	1,598	2,572	5,579	12,611	22,361	3.3%
Centre	Nyong et So'o	233,697	1,065	1,854	8,745	16,353	28,017	12.0%
Centre	Lekié	57,002	186	337	1,879	2,405	4,806	8.4%
Centre	Mbam et Inoubou	303,159	266	756	1,131	2,718	4,870	1.6%
Centre	Mbam et Kim	1,134,280	2,292	5,164	8,231	19,006	34,693	3.1%
Centre	Mefou et Afamba	152,429	1,358	2,436	7,065	13,475	24,333	16.0%
Centre	Mefou et Akono	53,999	421	439	3,287	4,482	8,629	16.0%
Centre	Mfoundi	751	9	18	86	119	232	30.9%
Centre	Nyong et Kéllé	467,685	1,948	5,449	12,714	18,938	39,049	8.3%
Centre	Nyong et Mfoumou	421,278	1,884	3,894	11,103	24,290	41,171	9.8%
Est	Boumba et Ngoko	2,916,607	2,516	7,492	8,187	14,861	33,056	1.1%
Est	Haut Nyong	3,352,169	4,375	6,356	15,776	34,348	60,856	1.8%
Est	Kadey	811,360	1,148	2,535	2,645	9,460	15,788	1.9%
Est	Lom et Djerem	1,028,118	3,325	6,010	15,582	34,331	59,249	5.8%
Littoral	Moungo	127,788	1,990	6,094	6,660	7,706	22,450	17.6%
Littoral	Nkam	508,458	1,066	2,482	6,394	11,148	21,091	4.1%
Littoral	Sanaga Maritime	607,123	1,311	7,501	12,858	16,797	38,467	6.3%
Littoral	Wouri	8,851	36	136	403	423	999	11.3%
Nord-Ouest	Boyo	5,281	2	9	2	23	35	0.7%
Nord-Ouest	Bui	4,157	3	4	1	17	26	0.6%
Nord-Ouest	Donga Mantung	51,923	252	281	200	944	1,678	3.2%
Nord-Ouest	Menchum	25,374	69	126	43	176	414	1.6%
Nord-Ouest	Mezam	2,458	5	17	6	20	48	1.9%
Nord-Ouest	Momo	49,585	39	114	84	118	355	0.7%
Nord-Ouest	Ngo Ketunjia	171	0	3	1	1	5	3.1%
Ouest	Bamboutos	2	0	0	0	0	0	15.0%
Ouest	Haut Nkam	21,459	19	26	83	100	228	1.1%
Ouest	Hauts Plateaux	517	6	4	5	24	39	7.6%
Ouest	Koung Khi	62	0	1	1	2	4	6.1%
Ouest	Menoua	1,573	5	3	5	20	33	2.1%
Ouest	Mifi	8	1	0	0	0	1	15.7%
Ouest	Ndé	27,162	177	313	501	1,091	2,082	7.7%
Ouest	Noun	16,894	638	1,775	1,093	896	4,402	26.1%
Sud-Ouest	Fako	45,693	450	1,767	936	978	4,130	9.0%
Sud-Ouest	Koupé Manengouba	286,390	568	489	2,592	2,810	6,459	2.3%
Sud-Ouest	Lebialem	22,606	36	41	72	182	331	1.5%
Sud-Ouest	Manyu	745,828	829	1,594	5,705	6,020	14,147	1.9%
Sud-Ouest	Meme	174,051	1,219	2,852	3,474	2,837	10,383	6.0%
Sud-Ouest	Ndian	424,262	673	3,310	2,868	2,538	9,390	2.2%

2019 forest data for Cameroon | 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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