Cameroon vs Kenya: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 6,688 1000 ha against 6,200 1000 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 488 1000 ha.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 45th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,200 1000 ha | 3,500 1000 ha | 1,700 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 5,560 1000 ha | 3,650 1000 ha | 1,910 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 5,912 1000 ha | 4,290 1000 ha | 1,622 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5,937 1000 ha | 5,059 1000 ha | 877.95 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5,959 1000 ha | 5,197 1000 ha | 762.3 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 6,200 1000 ha | 5,947 1000 ha | 253.34 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 6,200 1000 ha | 6,595 1000 ha | 395.38 1000 ha | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 6,688 1000 ha against 6,200 1000 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 488 1000 ha, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for arable land — area?
- Cameroon ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 45th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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.