Mountain Green Cover Index in Cameroon

Cameroon: Mountain Green Cover Index was 96.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
96.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
68th
of 184 countries
All-time high
97.3%
in 2000
All-time low
96.4%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2000–2021

Mountain Green Cover Index in Cameroon, 2000–2021

0204060801002000201020212000: 97.3 %2005: 97 %2010: 96.9 %2015: 96.7 %2018: 96.5 %2021: 96.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 96.4% for mountain green cover index in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Cameroon peaked at 97.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2021.

Cameroon ranks 68th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.1% 97.0% 97.3% 2
2010s 96.7% 96.5% 96.9% 3
2020s 96.4% 96.4% 96.4% 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 65 Democratic Republic of Congo 96.6% compare
  2. 66 Croatia 96.5% compare
  3. 67 Burkina Faso 96.5% compare
  4. 69 Ghana 96.4% compare
  5. 69 Mexico 96.4% compare
  6. 71 Angola 96.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mountain green cover index in Cameroon?
Mountain green cover index in Cameroon was 96.4% in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2021.
How does Cameroon rank for mountain green cover index?
Cameroon ranks 68th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mountain Green Cover Index
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 1,104 data points, 2000–2021
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