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 51st out of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,050 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 5,100 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 5,150 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 5,200 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 5,250 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 5,300 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 5,350 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 5,400 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 5,400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,450 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 5,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5,500 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 5,550 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 5,600 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 5,666 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 5,639 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 5,898 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 5,900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,908 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,910 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,913 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,916 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,918 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,920 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,923 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,926 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,928 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,933 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,936 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,938 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,943 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,946 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,948 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,950 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,953 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,956 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,958 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,960 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,963 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,963 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,963 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,963 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,963 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,200 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6,200 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,653 1000 ha, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6,200 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,650 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 49 Mali 6,708 1000 ha compare
- 50 Kenya 6,688 1000 ha compare
- 52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,124 1000 ha compare
- 52 United Kingdom 6,124 1000 ha compare
- 54 Guinea 6,070 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4385 % change on previous year (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 51st out of 248 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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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.