Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0028 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
39th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0105 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0028 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0028 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0105 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 39th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0028 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0028 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.002 Square kilometres per person, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 36 Benin 0.003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Albania 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Libya 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 40 Greece 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 41 Chad 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 42 Namibia 0.0027 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Cameroon?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0105 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.