Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 14,134 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Cameroon, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — grassland in Cameroon is 14,134 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Cameroon peaked at 14,134 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12,643 Square kilometres, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 56th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,765 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 12,767 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,741 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12,643 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 13,598 Square kilometres | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 14,134 Square kilometres | +3.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14,134 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,430 Square kilometres, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14,134 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,514 Square kilometres, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,766 Square kilometres | 12,765 Square kilometres | 12,767 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 12,692 Square kilometres | 12,643 Square kilometres | 12,741 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 13,866 Square kilometres | 13,598 Square kilometres | 14,134 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 53 Paraguay 14,805 Square kilometres compare
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- 58 Austria 12,961 Square kilometres compare
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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 land cover and land cover change — grassland in Cameroon?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Cameroon was 14,134 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14,134 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,643 Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation