Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.36 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Cameroon is 0.36 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Cameroon peaked at 0.4 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.04 %, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 192nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0633 % | 0.04 % | 0.09 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.148 % | 0.11 % | 0.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.266 % | 0.2 % | 0.31 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.319 % | 0.3 % | 0.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.376 % | 0.36 % | 0.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.371 % | 0.37 % | 0.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.364 % | 0.36 % | 0.37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 273.2 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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Cameroon?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Cameroon was 0.36 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 % in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Cameroon ranks 192nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.