Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0061 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0061 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0759 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 49th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0759 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0744 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0727 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.071 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0693 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0676 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0659 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0642 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0625 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0609 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0592 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0576 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0526 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.051 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0495 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0482 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0466 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0435 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0403 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.039 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0367 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0346 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -60.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0061 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0061 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 6.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -60.2% | 0.0346 Square kilometres per person | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0693 Square kilometres per person | 0.0625 Square kilometres per person | 0.0759 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | 0.0466 Square kilometres per person | 0.0609 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | 0.0346 Square kilometres per person | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 46 Jordan 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 47 Afghanistan 0.0062 Square kilometres per person compare
- 48 United Arab Emirates 0.0061 Square kilometres per person compare
- 50 French Polynesia 0.006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0058 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Nicaragua 0.0056 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 — other areas, per capita in Cameroon?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0061 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0759 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.