Cameroon vs Ecuador: Land use for palm oil production
Cameroon
223,979 hectares
in 2024
Ecuador
157,204 hectares
in 2024
Cameroon rank
12th
Ecuador rank
15th
Land use for palm oil production over time
- Cameroon
- Ecuador
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 223,979 hectares against 157,204 hectares in Ecuador, a difference of 66,775 hectares.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 12th and Ecuador ranks 15th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,111 hectares | 35,222 hectares | 2,889 hectares | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 36,100 hectares | 22,656 hectares | 13,444 hectares | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 43,100 hectares | 37,043 hectares | 6,057 hectares | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 51,650 hectares | 79,577 hectares | 27,927 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 67,624 hectares | 133,306 hectares | 65,681 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 152,805 hectares | 232,492 hectares | 79,687 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 236,656 hectares | 155,452 hectares | 81,204 hectares | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use for palm oil production, Cameroon or Ecuador?
- Cameroon, at 223,979 hectares against 157,204 hectares in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land use for palm oil production between Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 66,775 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Ecuador rank globally for land use for palm oil production?
- Cameroon ranks 12th and Ecuador ranks 15th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.