Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0167 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0167 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
65th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0902 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0167 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0167 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0902 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 65th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0902 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0885 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0866 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0847 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0829 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.081 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0791 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0772 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0752 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0733 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0714 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0694 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0676 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0657 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0639 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0622 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0606 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.059 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0574 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0513 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0484 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.047 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0456 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0442 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.043 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0417 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0405 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0394 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0372 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0362 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0352 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0343 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0334 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0301 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0269 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0221 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0214 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0167 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0167 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0828 Square kilometres per person | 0.0752 Square kilometres per person | 0.0902 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.065 Square kilometres per person | 0.0574 Square kilometres per person | 0.0733 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | 0.043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0369 Square kilometres per person | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | 0.0417 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0281 Square kilometres per person | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 62 Liberia 0.0175 Square kilometres per person compare
- 63 Guinea 0.0171 Square kilometres per person compare
- 64 Bulgaria 0.0168 Square kilometres per person compare
- 66 Panama 0.0166 Square kilometres per person compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 Square kilometres per person compare
- 68 Afghanistan 0.0157 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 — land area, per capita in Cameroon?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0167 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0902 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 65th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.