Agricultural land — Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Agricultural land — Area was 9,967 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Cameroon is 9,967 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Cameroon peaked at 9,967 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,510 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 77th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,742 1000 ha | 7,510 1000 ha | 7,970 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,367 1000 ha | 7,978 1000 ha | 8,912 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,099 1000 ha | 8,920 1000 ha | 9,216 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,140 1000 ha | 9,128 1000 ha | 9,156 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,204 1000 ha | 9,150 1000 ha | 9,313 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,758 1000 ha | 9,700 1000 ha | 9,813 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,886 1000 ha | 9,834 1000 ha | 9,967 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 273.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.23 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,767 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,200 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Cameroon?
- Agricultural land — area in Cameroon was 9,967 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9,967 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,510 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for agricultural land — area?
- Cameroon ranks 77th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.