Arable land — Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Arable land — Area was 6,200 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6,200 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Cameroon peaked at 6,200 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,000 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 46th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,200 1000 ha | 5,000 1000 ha | 5,400 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,560 1000 ha | 5,400 1000 ha | 5,898 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,912 1000 ha | 5,900 1000 ha | 5,923 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,937 1000 ha | 5,926 1000 ha | 5,948 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,959 1000 ha | 5,950 1000 ha | 5,963 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,200 1000 ha | 6,200 1000 ha | 6,200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,200 1000 ha | 6,200 1000 ha | 6,200 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.27 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Cameroon?
- Arable land — area in Cameroon was 6,200 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6,200 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for arable land — area?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Arable 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.