Arable land use per person in Cameroon
Cameroon: Arable land use per person was 0.2185 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Cameroon is 0.2185 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Cameroon peaked at 0.9543 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2185 hectares per person, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 54th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9098 hectares per person | 0.8594 hectares per person | 0.9543 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7638 hectares per person | 0.7038 hectares per person | 0.8372 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6147 hectares per person | 0.5399 hectares per person | 0.6943 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4647 hectares per person | 0.4103 hectares per person | 0.5242 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3548 hectares per person | 0.312 hectares per person | 0.3997 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2777 hectares per person | 0.2431 hectares per person | 0.3152 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.2185 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Cameroon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 40.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Cameroon?
- Arable land use per person in Cameroon was 0.2185 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9543 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2185 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for arable land use per person?
- Cameroon ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.