Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: net forest depletion was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Cameroon, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Cameroon stood at 2.6%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Cameroon peaked at 7.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1987.
That places Cameroon 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.4% | — |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -13.8% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +30.9% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 7.0% | +44.4% |
| 1978 | 4.8% | -31.0% |
| 1979 | 4.1% | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -22.1% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -25.2% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -21.9% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -28.8% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +113.3% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -20.4% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -29.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 381.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 112.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 222,011 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Cameroon was 2.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: net forest depletion?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net forest depletion rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.