Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Cameroon

Protected areas in Cameroon in 2025 — 11%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2025 11% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 114of 213
Period maximum 11%2021
Period minimum 10.4%2016

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Cameroon, 2013–202510.410.610.81120132015201720192021202320252013: 10.8%2014: 10.8%2015: 10.6%2016: 10.4%2017: 10.4%2018: 10.4%2019: 10.9%2020: 10.9%2021: 11%2022: 11%2023: 11%2024: 11%2025: 11%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 11%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11 +0 pp
2024 11 +0 pp
2023 11 +0 pp
2022 11 +0 pp
2021 11 +0.1 pp
2020 10.9 +0 pp
2019 10.9 +0.5 pp
2018 10.4 +0 pp
2017 10.4 +0 pp
2016 10.4 −0.2 pp
2015 10.6 −0.2 pp
2014 10.8 +0 pp
2013 10.8

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.