Cropland — Share in Land area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cropland — Share in Land area was 16.85 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Cameroon stood at 16.85 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Cameroon peaked at 16.85 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.66 %, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 107th 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 Land area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.66 % | — |
| 1962 | 11.78 % | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 11.89 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 12.02 % | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 12.14 % | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 12.27 % | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 12.42 % | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 12.52 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 12.63 % | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 12.65 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 12.75 % | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 12.89 % | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 13.03 % | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 13.29 % | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 13.53 % | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 13.77 % | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 14.06 % | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 14.11 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 14.62 % | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 14.64 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 14.71 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 14.82 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 14.93 % | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 15.04 % | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 15.15 % | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 15.26 % | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 15.23 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 15.21 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 15.17 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 15.14 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 15.08 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 15.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.09 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 15.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15.1 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15.11 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15.12 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 15.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.25 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.36 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.47 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.29 % | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 16.39 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.44 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.48 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.53 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.57 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 16.62 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.66 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 16.71 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.85 % | +0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.85 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.85 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.37 %, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.15 % | 11.66 % | 12.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.47 % | 12.65 % | 14.62 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.02 % | 14.64 % | 15.26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1 % | 15.08 % | 15.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.24 % | 15.13 % | 15.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.41 % | 16.29 % | 16.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.68 % | 16.57 % | 16.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 104 Channel Islands 17.44 % compare
- 105 Micronesia 17.19 % compare
- 106 United States 16.92 % compare
- 108 Austria 16.78 % compare
- 109 Croatia 16.64 % compare
- 110 Estonia 16.59 % 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 cropland — share in land area in Cameroon?
- Cropland — share in land area in Cameroon was 16.85 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.85 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.66 % in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Cameroon ranks 107th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Land area. 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.