Cameroon vs Iraq: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Cameroon
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 21.65 % against 21.08 % in Cameroon, a difference of 0.57 %.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Cameroon ranks 154th and Iraq ranks 152nd of 220 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.38 % | 20.3 % | 3.93 % | Iraq |
| 1970s | 17.7 % | 21.1 % | 3.4 % | Iraq |
| 1980s | 19.25 % | 21.58 % | 2.33 % | Iraq |
| 1990s | 19.34 % | 20.92 % | 1.59 % | Iraq |
| 2000s | 19.47 % | 19.66 % | 0.184 % | Iraq |
| 2010s | 20.64 % | 20.71 % | 0.062 % | Iraq |
| 2020s | 20.91 % | 21.64 % | 0.728 % | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Cameroon or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 21.65 % against 21.08 % in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Cameroon and Iraq?
- 0.57 %, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Iraq rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Cameroon ranks 154th and Iraq ranks 152nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.