Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 79.93 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Cameroon stood at 79.93 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Cameroon peaked at 79.93 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.37 %, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 67th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.37 % | — |
| 1962 | 73.58 % | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 73.75 % | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 73.96 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 74.16 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 74.36 % | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.59 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 74.75 % | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 74.91 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 74.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 75.09 % | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 75.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 75.49 % | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 75.85 % | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 76.18 % | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 76.5 % | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 76.86 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 76.93 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 77.56 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 77.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 77.66 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 77.79 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 77.92 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 78.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.17 % | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 78.3 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 78.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 78.24 % | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 78.16 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 78.09 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 78.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 78.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 78.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 78.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.29 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 78.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.41 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 79.38 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 79.49 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.62 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.75 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.79 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.93 % | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 79.93 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38 %, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 79.93 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.53 %, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.16 % | 73.37 % | 74.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.07 % | 74.93 % | 77.56 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.02 % | 77.58 % | 78.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.12 % | 78.09 % | 78.16 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.27 % | 78.14 % | 78.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5 % | 79.38 % | 79.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.77 % | 79.66 % | 79.93 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 cropland — share in agricultural land in Cameroon?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Cameroon was 79.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 79.93 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.37 % in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Cameroon ranks 67th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Cropland — 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.