The Cameroon media has quoted the Forestry Ministry as reporting 2018 revenues from the sector as CFA32 billion, more than double that in 2017.
The better than expected earnings were the result of firm demand in international markets, better recovery rates in local operations and the impact of the concession auction process. The official data shows Cameroon exported 1.143 million cubic metres of wood and almost 2,260 tonnes of non-wood forest products worth CFA2.33 billion.

