Share of land area that is protected in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of land area that is protected was 11.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of land area that is protected in Cameroon, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 11.0% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Cameroon peaked at 11.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 150th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of land area that is protected in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.0% | — |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 11.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 11.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Cameroon?
- Share of land area that is protected in Cameroon was 11.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
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.