Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Arable land use per person

Cameroon
0.2185 hectares per person
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.2203 hectares per person
in 2023
Cameroon rank
54th
Nicaragua rank
53rd

Arable land use per person over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.2203 hectares per person against 0.2185 hectares per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0018 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 54th and Nicaragua ranks 53rd of 206 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9098 hectares per person 0.5001 hectares per person 0.4098 hectares per person Cameroon
1970s 0.7638 hectares per person 0.3813 hectares per person 0.3825 hectares per person Cameroon
1980s 0.6147 hectares per person 0.3279 hectares per person 0.2868 hectares per person Cameroon
1990s 0.4647 hectares per person 0.333 hectares per person 0.1317 hectares per person Cameroon
2000s 0.3548 hectares per person 0.3499 hectares per person 0.0049 hectares per person Cameroon
2010s 0.2777 hectares per person 0.2473 hectares per person 0.0304 hectares per person Cameroon
2020s 0.2274 hectares per person 0.2247 hectares per person 0.0028 hectares per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.2203 hectares per person against 0.2185 hectares per person in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
0.0018 hectares per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for arable land use per person?
Cameroon ranks 54th and Nicaragua ranks 53rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.