Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon
Cameroon: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 62.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Cameroon is 62.21 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Cameroon peaked at 67.89 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 62.21 %, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 59th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.58 % | — |
| 1962 | 66.71 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 66.93 % | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 67.06 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 67.18 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 67.31 % | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 67.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 67.55 % | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 67.75 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 67.69 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 67.89 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 67.33 % | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 66.79 % | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 66.43 % | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 66.11 % | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 65.8 % | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 65.55 % | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 65.03 % | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 66.18 % | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 66.15 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 65.93 % | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 65.58 % | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 65.22 % | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 64.88 % | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 64.53 % | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 64.19 % | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 64.34 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 64.42 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 64.57 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 64.72 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 64.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 64.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 64.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 64.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 64.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.71 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.37 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.03 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 63.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 63.59 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.45 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 63.32 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 63.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 62.78 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.65 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 62.21 % | -0.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 62.21 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.52 %, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 62.21 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.16 % | 66.58 % | 67.75 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.48 % | 65.03 % | 67.89 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.98 % | 64.19 % | 66.15 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.95 % | 64.72 % | 65.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.75 % | 64.03 % | 65.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.54 % | 63.18 % | 63.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.72 % | 62.21 % | 63.05 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 57 Serbia and Montenegro 62.7 % compare
- 58 Tonga 62.43 % compare
- 60 American Samoa 62.07 % compare
- 61 Bahamas 61.54 % compare
- 62 El Salvador 60.77 % 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 — share in agricultural land in Cameroon?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Cameroon was 62.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.89 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.21 % in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Cameroon ranks 59th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.