Cameroon vs Senegal: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 9,967 1000 ha against 9,513 1000 ha in Senegal, a difference of 454 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Cameroon ranks 77th and Senegal ranks 80th of 237 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,742 1000 ha | 8,828 1000 ha | 1,085 1000 ha | Senegal |
| 1970s | 8,367 1000 ha | 8,942 1000 ha | 574.5 1000 ha | Senegal |
| 1980s | 9,099 1000 ha | 8,835 1000 ha | 263.35 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 9,140 1000 ha | 8,794 1000 ha | 345.45 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 9,204 1000 ha | 8,822 1000 ha | 382.55 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 9,758 1000 ha | 9,184 1000 ha | 573.34 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 9,886 1000 ha | 9,497 1000 ha | 389.18 1000 ha | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Cameroon, at 9,967 1000 ha against 9,513 1000 ha in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 454 1000 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Cameroon ranks 77th and Senegal ranks 80th of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.