Cameroon vs Russia: Share of land area that is protected

Cameroon

11.0%

in 2025

Russia

11.5%

in 2025

Cameroon rank

150th

Russia rank

148th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Cameroon
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 11.5% against 11.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Russia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 150th and Russia ranks 148th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Cameroon
Share of land area that is protected in Russia
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.