How does Cameroon rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Cameroon

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Cameroon
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Cameroon: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 89.1 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

89.1 1000 ha

Change on year

up 11.4%

World rank

82nd

of 241 countries

All-time high

89.1 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

25.75 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Cameroon, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cameroon is 89.1 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cameroon peaked at 89.1 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.75 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Cameroon 82nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	28.38 1000 ha	25.75 1000 ha	30.49 1000 ha	8
2000s	39.88 1000 ha	31.16 1000 ha	45.59 1000 ha	10
2010s	53.43 1000 ha	46.4 1000 ha	60.4 1000 ha	10
2020s	80.7 1000 ha	73.03 1000 ha	89.1 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

79 Puerto Rico 93.35 1000 ha compare
80 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 90.8 1000 ha compare
81 Israel 90.17 1000 ha compare
83 Sri Lanka 88.84 1000 ha compare
84 Mozambique 88.03 1000 ha compare
85 Turkmenistan 86.4 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Cameroon

Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
Total fibre furnish — Production 0 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,065 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 156 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 70 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 78 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 46,468 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 54,609 t (2024)
Printing and writing papers — Import value 38,142 1000 USD (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cameroon?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cameroon was 89.1 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 89.1 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 25.75 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Cameroon rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.