Angola vs Cameroon: Share of land area that is protected

Angola

10.8%

in 2025

Cameroon

11.0%

in 2025

Angola rank

151st

Cameroon rank

150th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Angola
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 11.0% against 10.8% in Angola, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 151st and Cameroon ranks 150th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Angola
Share of land area that is protected in Cameroon
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of land area that is protected
Unit: % of total land area
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 2,746 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.