Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 12.3% in Burkina Faso and 40.7% in Cameroon, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 28.5 percentage points, or 3.32 times that in Burkina Faso.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 12.3 2024 | 16.7 | 153 of 209 |
| Cameroon | 40.7 2024 | 43.7 | 78 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Burkina Faso ranked 153 and Cameroon ranked 78 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.3 | 40.7 | – |
| 2023 | 12.7 | 41 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 13.2 | 41.2 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 13.6 | 41.5 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 14 | 41.7 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 14.5 | 42.1 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 14.9 | 42.5 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 15.3 | 42.9 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 15.8 | 43.2 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 16.2 | 43.6 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 16.7 | 43.7 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 17.1 | 43.9 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 17.5 | 44 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 18 | 44.1 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 18.4 | 44.2 | 32 |
| 2009 | 18.9 | 44.4 | 32 |
| 2008 | 19.4 | 44.5 | 32 |
| 2007 | 19.9 | 44.7 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 20.4 | 44.8 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 20.9 | 45 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 21.4 | 45.1 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 21.8 | 45.3 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 22.3 | 45.4 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 22.8 | 45.5 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 23.3 | 45.7 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 24 | 45.9 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 24.7 | 46.1 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 25.4 | 46.3 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 26.1 | 46.5 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 26.8 | 46.6 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 27.5 | 46.8 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 28.2 | 47 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 28.9 | 47.2 | 33 |
| 1991 | 29.6 | 47.4 | – |
| 1990 | 30.3 | 47.6 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time