Inland waters — Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Inland waters — Area was 273.2 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Cameroon is 273.2 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Cameroon peaked at 273.2 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 273 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 87th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 273.04 1000 ha | 273 1000 ha | 273.2 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.23 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,767 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.27 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Cameroon?
- Inland waters — area in Cameroon was 273.2 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 273.2 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 273 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for inland waters — area?
- Cameroon ranks 87th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — 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.